Title :
Spiking oscillations in diode-pumped NdP5O14and NdAl3(BO3)4lasers
Author :
Chinn, Stephen R. ; Hong, Henry Y-P ; Pierce, James W.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using quasi-CW sinusoidally modulated excitation from a 0.8-μm-wavelength laser diode, we have obtained driven spiking oscillations in miniature, high-Nd-concentration room-temperature lasers of NdP5O14, and NdAl3(BO3)4. With modulation indices of 0.25 or less, peak-power enhancements of 11 (at 35 kHz) and 7 (at 124 kHz), respectively, have been observed for these materials. Theoretical calculations of these and other characteristics of the driven oscillations are in good agreement with experiment.
Keywords :
Diode lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1976.1069124
