Title :
Low repetition rate of a mode locked Nd:YAG laser using quadratic polarization switching
Author :
Couderc, V. ; Albert, V. Couderc ; Barthélémy, A.
Author_Institution :
IRCOM, UMR CNRS, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We present the performances of a low repetition rate (4.5 MHz) mode locked Nd:YAG laser. We compare their performances in term of peak power, pulse duration and cavity losses with a standard resonator (125 MHz).
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; light polarisation; neodymium; optical losses; solid lasers; ytterbium compounds; 125 MHz; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; cavity losses; low repetition rate; mode locked Nd:YAG laser; peak power; pulse duration; quadratic polarization switching; standard resonator; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical harmonic generation; Optical losses; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Polarization; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312077
