DocumentCode
3149687
Title
Low repetition rate of a mode locked Nd:YAG laser using quadratic polarization switching
Author
Couderc, V. ; Albert, V. Couderc ; Barthélémy, A.
Author_Institution
IRCOM, UMR CNRS, Limoges, France
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
15
Abstract
We present the performances of a low repetition rate (4.5 MHz) mode locked Nd:YAG laser. We compare their performances in term of peak power, pulse duration and cavity losses with a standard resonator (125 MHz).
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; light polarisation; neodymium; optical losses; solid lasers; ytterbium compounds; 125 MHz; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; cavity losses; low repetition rate; mode locked Nd:YAG laser; peak power; pulse duration; quadratic polarization switching; standard resonator; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical harmonic generation; Optical losses; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Polarization; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7734-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312077
Filename
1312077
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