Title :
Characteristics of an Nd:CaLaSOAP mode-locked oscillator
Author :
Eckhardt, R. ; DeRosa, J.L. ; Letellier, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
8/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Neodynium doped calcium lanthanum silicate oxyapatite (Nd:CaLaSOAP) has properties intermediate between Nd:YAG and Nd:glass that make it desirable for use as a pulsed-mode-locked oscillator at 1.06 μ. Time resolve spectroscopy, high speed image converter streak recordings, and two-photon fluorescence pulse duration measurements were used to investigate the output of such a laser. Pulse durations from 5 to 15 ps were observed under different operating conditions.
Keywords :
Calcium; Fluorescence; Image converters; Image resolution; Lanthanum; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Pulse measurements; Spectroscopy; Velocity measurement;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1974.1068213
