Title :
Compact 10-GHz Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser with 0.5 W average output power and 125 fs rms timing jitter
Author :
Nodop, D. ; Krainer, L. ; Spühler, G.J. ; Lecomte, S. ; Golling, M. ; Paschotta, R. ; Keller, U. ; Ebling, D. ; Ohgoh, T. ; Hayakawa, T. ; Weingarten, K.J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich
Abstract :
We demonstrate a very compact, passively mode-locked diode-pumped 10-GHz Nd:GdVO4 laser with 125 fs rms timing jitter. The maximum achievable average output power is 0.5 W with a minimum pulse duration of 12 ps
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; timing jitter; 0.5 W; 10 GHz; 12 ps; 125 fs; GdVO4; passively mode-locked diode-pumped 10-GHz Nd:GdVO4 laser; timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6