Title :
Self-mode locking in diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 self-Raman lasers
Author :
Lin, Y.C. ; Lee, C.Y. ; Su, K.W. ; Chen, Y.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrophys., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We experimentally explore the temporal dynamics of diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 CW self-Raman lasers. In the single-transverse-mode operation, we find that the real-time trace of the self-Raman laser displays the characteristics of self-mode locking.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; YVO4:Nd; diode-pumped CW self-Raman lasers; diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 self-Raman lasers; self-mode locking; single-transverse-mode operation; temporal dynamics; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600302