A LASER-DIODE-PUMPED ND-GLASS LASER - MODE-LOCKED, HIGH-POWER, AND SINGLE FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE

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作者
HUGHES, DW
PHILLIPS, MW
BARR, JRM
HANNA, DC
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[1] Opto-Electronic Research Centre, Southampton University, Southampton
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10.1109/3.135220
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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We report the performance of a laser-diode-pumped Nd:glass laser. Using the AM active mode-locking technique, pulses as short as 9 ps were obtained. The development of a high power (415 mW), high optical slope efficiency (32.4%) laser-diode-pumped Nd:glass laser using high power, broad stripe laser diodes as the pump source is described. Single frequency operation of the Nd:glass laser, using an acoustooptic modulator to ensure unidirectional operation in a ring laser configuration was investigated. An instantaneous line-width of less than 300 Hz was observed.
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页码:1010 / 1017
页数:8
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