Title :
Autocorrelation measurements of modelocked Nd:YLF laser pulses using two-photon absorption waveguide autocorrelator
Author :
Karkhanehchi, M.M. ; Hamilton, C.J. ; Marsh, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
fDate :
5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using an AlGaAs optical waveguide as the nonlinear detection element of an autocorrelator, both intensity and interferometric autocorrelation traces of a modelocked Nd:YLF laser operating at 1.047 μm were successfully obtained for the first time. The autocorrelation trace was obtained with a peak power of less than 14 mW in the device, and the FWHM of the modelocked pulses from the Nd:YLF laser was approximately 17.7 ps.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; laser transitions; laser variables measurement; light absorption; light interferometry; lithium compounds; neodymium; nonlinear optics; optical correlation; optical waveguides; solid lasers; two-photon processes; 1.047 mum; 14 mW; 17.7 ps; AlGaAs; AlGaAs optical waveguide; FWHM; LiYF/sub 4/:Nd; autocorrelation measurements; autocorrelator; interferometric autocorrelation traces; laser variables measurement; modelocked Nd:YLF laser pulses; modelocked pulses; nonlinear detection element; peak power; two-photon absorption waveguide autocorrelator; Absorption; Autocorrelation; Laser modes; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse measurements; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
