Title :
Nd:LiNbO/sub 3/ microchip laser with 20 GHz subcarrier
Author :
Vieira, A.J.C. ; Herczfeld, P.R. ; Contarino, V.M.
Author_Institution :
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper reports on the development of a 20 GHz mode-locked Nd:LiNbO/sub 3/ microchip laser operating at 1.084 /spl mu/m with an output power greater than 35 mW (CW). With this configuration, a single device simultaneously generates the optical carrier and the microwave subcarrier. A modulation index of 96% was obtained for a driving microwave power of 12.6 dBm at 20 GHz. An information signal up to 8 GHz was also superimposed on the 20 GHz subcarrier using an external modulator.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; laser mode locking; laser transitions; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical modulation; optical transmitters; solid lasers; 1.084 micron; 20 GHz; 35 mW; 8 GHz; LiNbO/sub 3/:Nd; Nd:LiNbO/sub 3/ microchip laser; SHF subcarrier; microwave subcarrier generation; mode-locked laser; optical carrier generation; solid laser; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Masers; Microchip lasers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical transmitters; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.604562
