• DocumentCode
    830750
  • Title

    Short pulse, high power q-switched Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 waveguide laser

  • Author

    Lallier, Eric ; Papillon, D. ; Pocholle, J.P. ; Papuchon, M. ; De Micheli, Marc ; Ostrowksy, D.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Thomson CSF, Orsay, France
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    175
  • Lastpage
    176
  • Abstract
    An efficient monolithic Q-switched Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 waveguide laser operating at 1.085 mu m is reported. Q-switched pulses of 350 W peak power and 300 ps width are obtained for less than 15 mW of CW 0.814 mu m coupled pump power. This source was frequency-doubled in an external quasiphase-matched LiNbO3 waveguide yielding 12 W pulses at 0.54 mu m with a 15% conversion efficiency.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; directional couplers; integrated optics; laser transitions; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; neodymium; optical couplers; optical waveguides; solid lasers; 0.54 micron; 0.814 micron; 1.085 micron; 12 W; 15 mW; 15 percent; 300 ps; 350 W; LiNbO 3:Nd, MgO; conversion efficiency; coupled pump power; high power q-switched; monolithic type; quasiphase-matched LiNbO 3 waveguide; waveguide laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19930118
  • Filename
    184567
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=830750