Title :
Simultaneous AM and harmonic FM mode-locking of a Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Scott, Ryan P. ; Bennett, Corey V. ; Kolner, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. If two mode-locking mechanisms are combined such that one operates at the fundamental frequency and one at a harmonic, the benefits of shorter pulses at low repetition rates will be preserved. Towards this end we report here on simultaneous Nd:YAG laser mode-locking of fundamental AM and harmonic FM laser modulation.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; frequency modulation; harmonics; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical modulation; solid lasers; AM mode-locking; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; fundamental frequency; harmonic FM mode-locking; harmonic frequency; laser modulation; low repetition rates; mode-locking mechanisms; shorter pulses; simultaneous Nd:YAG laser mode-locking; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
