Title :
Intracavity MEMS lasers
Author :
Lubeigt, W. ; Kelly, A. ; Savitsky, V. ; Gomes, J. ; Brown, G. ; Uttamchandani, D. ; Burns, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Intracavity low-cost scanning MEMS micromirrors are used to control the output beam of Nd:based lasers. Successful Q-switching resulted in pulse durations of 200ns.
Keywords :
Electrothermal effects; Fiber lasers; Laser noise; Microelectromechanical devices; Micromechanical devices; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Optical control; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
