Title :
Passively mode-locked multi-GHz 1.3-μm Nd:vanadate lasers with low timing jitter
Author :
Krainer, L. ; Spühler, G.J. ; Liverini, V. ; Schon, S. ; Grange, R. ; Haiml, M. ; Schlatter, A. ; Paschotta, R. ; Keller, U. ; Pawlik, S. ; Schmidt, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
We demonstrate diode-pumped, passively mode-locked 1.34-μm Nd: YVO4 lasers with repetition rates of 5 and 10 GHz and low timing jitter. Passive mode locking is achieved by using a novel GaInNAs-based saturable absorber mirror.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; timing jitter; yttrium compounds; 1.3 mum; 1.34 mum; 10 GHz; 5 GHz; GaInNAs; GaInNAs-based mirror; Nd:vanadate lasers; YVO4:Nd; diode-pumped lasers; multiGHz lasers; passive mode locking; saturable absorber mirror; timing jitter; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical pulse generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Solid lasers; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202269
