• DocumentCode
    1996438
  • Title

    Active stabilization of a passively modelocked, grazing-incidence Yb:YAG slab laser

  • Author

    Valentine, G.J. ; Burns, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics, Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    Passive modelocking of a quasi-CW Yb:YAG laser based on a grazing-incidence geometry is demonstrated. Active stabilization via intracavity loss modulation is essential to prevent damage to the saturable absorber by undesirable Q-switching of the laser.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical losses; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; ytterbium; Q-switching; YAG:Yb; YAl5O12:Yb; Yb:YAG slab laser; grazing incidence; intracavity loss modulation; laser stabilization; passive modelocking; saturable absorber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1361774
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1996438