Title :
Diode-pumped composite-cavity electrooptically tuned microchip laser
Author :
Zayhowski, J.J. ; Schulz, P.A. ; Dill, C. ; Henion, S.R.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
A diode-pumped composite-cavity electrooptically tuned microchip laser has been constructed that tunes up to 30 GHz. The laser incorporates a LiTaO/sub 3/ electrooptic tuning element with acoustic damping to provide linear voltage-to-frequency conversion with a tuning sensitivity of approximately=14 MHz/V at modulation frequencies from DC to >1.3 GHz.<>
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical modulation; optical pumping; sensitivity; 1.3 to 30 GHz; LiTaO/sub 3/; Nd:YAG microchip laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; acoustic damping; composite-cavity electrooptically tuned microchip laser; diode-pumped; electrooptic tuning element; linear voltage-to-frequency conversion; modulation frequencies; tuning sensitivity; Chirp modulation; Damping; Diodes; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency conversion; Frequency modulation; Laser tuning; Lasers and electrooptics; Microchip lasers; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
