Title : 
Nd-diffused Ti:LiNbO3 z-propagation waveguide Q-switched lasers
         
        
            Author : 
Fujimura, M. ; Tsugawa, H. ; Khan, M.S. ; Nishihara, H. ; Haruna, M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Osaka Univ., Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
6/25/1998 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The authors propose an Nd-diffused Ti:LiNbO3 z-propagation waveguide Q-switched laser, in which an electro-optic TE/TM mode converter is integrated for Q-switching. A prototype device has been fabricated and Q-switched laser oscillation is confirmed
         
        
            Keywords : 
Q-switching; diffusion; integrated optics; laser modes; lithium compounds; neodymium; solid lasers; titanium; waveguide lasers; LiNbO3:Ti,Nd; Nd-diffused Ti:LiNbO3 z-propagation waveguide Q-switched lasers; Q-switched laser oscillation; Q-switching; electro-optic TE/TM mode convert; prototype device;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19980964