Title :
Quasi CW Laser Diode Side Pumped Nd:YAG Slab Laser Passively Mode-locked Using Multiple Quantum Well Saturable Absorbers
Author :
Zendzian, Waldemar ; Jabczynski, Jan K. ; Kwiatkowski, Jacek ; Kubecek, Vaclav ; Jelinkova, Helena ; Stintz, Andreas ; Diels, Jean-Claude
Author_Institution :
Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw
Abstract :
Operation of Nd:YAG slab laser side pumped by quasi-continuous laser diode passively mode locked using semiconductor saturable absorber is reported. Trains with energy up to 2 mJ and pulse duration of 65 ps were generated.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; solid lasers; Nd:YAG slab laser; YAG:Nd; multiple quantum well saturable absorbers; passive mode-locking; pulse generation; semiconductor saturable absorber; side pumping; time 65 ps; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Pump lasers; Quantum well devices; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452341
