DocumentCode
1985741
Title
Stable QML of SAM based picosecond Nd:GdVO4 lasers by gain modulation
Author
Wu, Hsiao-Hua ; Juang, Jr-Yuan ; Liu, Wan-I
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Tunghai Univ., Taichung, Taiwan
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
1242
Lastpage
1243
Abstract
Gain modulation was applied to semiconductor saturable absorber mirror based picosecond Nd:GdVO4 lasers for achieving stable Q-switched mode locking and enhancing its peak power to 8 times higher than that operated at continuous-wave mode locking.
Keywords
Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; laser mode locking; mirrors; neodymium; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; GdVO4:Nd; Q-switched mode locking; continuous-wave mode locking; gain modulation; picosecond lasers; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; Cavity resonators; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Mirrors; Modulation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193736
Filename
6193736
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