Title :
Passive mode-locking of a monolithic waveguide laser with simultaneous Q-switching
Author :
Mary, Rose ; Brown, G. ; Beecher, Stephen J. ; Ohara, Shinya ; Kar, Ajoy K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
A compact waveguide laser in ytterbium doped bismuthate glass is demonstrated. Mode-locked pulses of 1.55 GHz pulse repetition rate are obtained within a Q-switched pulse envelope that follows at a repetition rate of 450 kHz.
Keywords :
Q-switching; bismuth compounds; laser mode locking; optical glass; solid lasers; ytterbium; compact waveguide laser; frequency 1.55 GHz; frequency 450 kHz; monolithic waveguide laser; passive mode-locking; pulse repetition rate; simultaneous Q-switching; ytterbium doped bismuthate glass; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600165
