Title :
Q-switched bow-tie lasers for high energy picosecond pulse generation
Author :
Williams, K.A. ; Sarma, J. ; White, Ian H. ; Penty, Richard V. ; Ryan, Tim ; Laughton, F.R. ; Roberts, Jeffrey S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Bath Univ.
fDate :
2/17/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Q-switched picosecond pulses of up to 100 pJ have been generated in a novel tapered bow-tie diode laser while maintaining a single spatial mode. This indicates an order of magnitude pulse energy increase over otherwise similar nontapered structures
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser modes; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; 100 pJ; 35 ps; Q-switched picosecond pulses; bow-tie lasers; diode laser; high energy picosecond pulse generation; single spatial mode; tapered bow-tie;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940240
