Title :
Mode-locked Nd:glass and LNA lasers
Author :
Hughes, D.W. ; Majdabadi, A.A. ; Barr, J.R.M. ; Hanna, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
The authors studied the active mode-locking of a laser-diode-pumped Nd:glass laser and obtained results using both frequency modulation and amplitude modulation mode-locking techniques. Similar experiments were also attempted on an alternative Nd laser, the Nd:LNA (LaMgAl11O19) laser
Keywords :
laser mode locking; neodymium; optical modulation; solid lasers; LaMgAl11O19:Nd; Nd:LaMgAl11O19; Nd:glass laser; active mode-locking; amplitude modulation; frequency modulation; laser-diode-pumped;
Conference_Titel :
Fibre and Solid State Lasers, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London