Title :
Synchronous pumping of picosecond dye laser using high efficiency second harmonic generation from optical fibres
Author :
Lawandy, N.M. ; Demouchy, G. ; Macdonald, R.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Brown Univ., Providence, RI, USA
fDate :
7/4/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The stable operation of a mode-locked dye laser synchronously pumped by the second harmonic of an Nd:YAG laser produced in a Nd codoped germanosilicate optical fibre is reported. The optical fibre preparation technique which results in a second harmonic conversion efficiency of 2% is described. This optical fibre SHG conversion efficiency is the highest reported to date using a continuous-wave mode-locked laser.
Keywords :
dye lasers; germanate glasses; germanium compounds; glass fibres; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; silicon compounds; solid lasers; 2 percent; SiO 2-GeO 2:Nd; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; continuous-wave mode-locked laser; glass; mode-locked dye laser; optical fibre SHG; optical fibre preparation; picosecond dye laser; second harmonic conversion efficiency; second harmonic generation from optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910792
