Title :
Fundamental and third-order harmonic modelocking of an Er:Yb:glass laser
Author :
Longhi, Sauro ; Taccheo, Stefano ; Laporta, P. ; Svelto, C.
Author_Institution :
Istituto di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano
fDate :
3/2/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fundamental harmonic modelocking operation at 2.5 GHz of an Er:Yb:glass laser by an LiNbO3 phase modulator has been achieved in a compact resonator configuration. A comparison with third-order harmonic modelocking of the same laser in a folded cavity is presented
Keywords :
erbium; harmonics; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical modulation; phase modulation; solid lasers; ytterbium; 2.5 GHz; Er,Yb:glass laser; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 phase modulator; compact resonator configuration; folded cavity; fundamental harmonic modelocking; third-order harmonic modelocking;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950239