Title :
Passive mode-locking of multi-watt grazing-incidence Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser using a saturable Bragg reflector
Author :
Valentine, G.J. ; Lubeigt, W. ; Burns, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics, Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Passive modelocking of a diode-pumped grazing-incidence Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser is reported for the first time to our knowledge. Mode-locked slope efficiencies of 30%, output powers up to 4.2 W and pulse durations down to 8.5 ps are reported.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflectors; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 30 percent; 4.2 W; 8.5 ps; GdVO/sub 4/ :Nd; Nd:GdVO/sub 4/ laser; diode-pumped grazing-incidence; passive mode-locking; saturable Bragg reflector; slope efficiencies;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
