Title :
Passively Q-switched mode-locked picosecond Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser
Author :
Weitz, M. ; Nittmann, M. ; Theobald, C. ; Wallenstein, R. ; Knappe, R.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., Tech. Univ. Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern
Abstract :
We report on a passively Q-switched mode-locked Nd:YVO4 self-Raman laser generating pulses at 1176 nm with a duration of 5.9 ps and an average power of 490 mW at a repetition-rate of 75 MHz.
Keywords :
Q-switching; Raman lasers; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YVO4:Nd; frequency 75 MHz; passively Q-switched mode-locked self-Raman laser; pulse generation; repetition-rate; time 5.9 ps; wavelength 1176 nm; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; (140.3550) Lasers, Raman; (140.4050) Mode -locked lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628093