DocumentCode
282004
Title
Characterisation of proton exchanged waveguides for second harmonic generation using Q-switched Nd:YAG laser pulses
Author
Keys, R.W. ; Loni, A. ; De La Rue, R.M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
fYear
1989
fDate
32654
Firstpage
42491
Lastpage
42494
Abstract
By using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser as the fundamental pump source, characterisation of waveguides for SHG can be carried out by making use of the high peak powers available, whilst the low average powers mean that optical damage is not a problem. Since, in practice, many applications require the use of pulses with high peak powers, a knowledge of the waveguide properties for a pulsed source is desirable
Keywords
Q-switching; high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; solid lasers; Nd:YAG; Q-switched laser pulses; SHG; YAG:Nd laser; YAl5O12:Nd; fundamental pump source; high peak powers; low average powers; nonlinear optics; optical waveguide; proton exchanged waveguides; second harmonic generation; waveguide properties;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Applications of Ultrashort Pulses for Optoelectronics, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
198523
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