Title :
1.7-W SBR mode-locked 1047-nm Nd:YLF laser
Author :
Howle, C.J. ; Ferguson, A.I. ; Lee, Steven ; Burns, Dave ; Dawson, Martin D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We describe the applicability of what is in many ways the simplest semiconductor saturable absorber structure, the saturable Bragg reflector (SBR), to an Nd:YLF laser. Unlike the A-FPSA, the SBR is fabricated using a single-stage growth under normal temperature growth conditions, requires no post-processing and can be designed in a simple, straightforward manner. The resultant device has very low loss and low dispersion.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 1.7 W; 1047 nm; LiYF4:Nd; Nd:YLF laser; YLF:Nd; passive mode locking; saturable Bragg reflector; semiconductor saturable absorber; solid-state laser; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.675999
