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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
