Title :
Diode pumped high power simultaneously Q-switched and self mode-locked erbium doped fibre laser
Author :
Lees, G.P. ; Newson, T.P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
2/15/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report for the first time a diode pumped, electrooptically Q-switched, self mode-locked erbium doped fibre laser. Simultaneous Q-switching and mode-locking produces 4 ns pulses of 540 W peak power in a 20 ns Q-switched envelope
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical pumping; 20 ns; 4 ns; 540 W; EDFA; Er3+-doped fibre; Q-switched envelope; diode pumping; fibre laser; peak power; self mode-locked laser; simultaneous Q-switching;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960226