Title :
Frequency modulation mode-locking and Q-switching of diode-laser-pumped Nd:YLF laser
Author :
Maker, G.T. ; Ferguson, A.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Using frequency modulation (FM) mode-locking techniques, and pumping with a 500 mW laser diode, the authors have developed a Nd:YLF (yttrium lithium fluoride) laser operating at 1053 nm that produces 49 mW average power in pulse durations of 9 ps. When this system is Q-switched, the energy within the 90 ns pulse envelope is 17 mu J. The average mode-locked pulse duration within this envelope is 21 ps giving rise to a peak power of 22 kW.
Keywords :
Q-switching; frequency modulation; laser mode locking; laser transitions; neodymium; optical modulation; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1053 nm; 17 muJ; 21 ps; 22 kW; 49 mW; 9 ps; 90 ns; FM; Q-switching; YLiF 4:Nd laser; average power; diode laser pumping; frequency modulation; mode-locking; peak power; pulse durations; solid lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890685
