Title :
Passive Q-switch and mode-lock modulators for the diode-pump as well as flashlamp-pump Nd:hosted lasers
Author :
Junewen Chen ; Duen-Kai Chen ; Reuy-Shun Chen ; Chen, Y.F. ; Tsai, S.W.
Author_Institution :
E-O Sect., Chung Shan Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Lung-Tan, Taiwan
Abstract :
Five passive Q-switch and mode-lock modulators: plastic dye sheet, LiF:F/sub 2//sup -/ crystal, Cr/sup 4+/:YAG crystal, RG1000 color glass filter, and semiconductor saturable absorber were investigated in diode-pump and flashlamp-pump, pulsed and CW Nd:hosted solid state lasers.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical filters; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; CW lasers; Nd:YAG laser; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser; Nd:glass laser; Nd:hosted solid state lasers; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; color glass filter; diode-pump lasers; energy level diagram; flashlamp-pump lasers; microchip lasers; mode-lock modulators; mode-locking effect; passive Q-switch; plastic dye sheet; pulsed lasers; semiconductor saturable absorber; Chromium; Glass; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Passive filters; Plastics; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971038
