Title :
Antiresonant Fabry-Perot quantum well modulator to actively modelock and synchronise solid-state lasers
Author :
Brovelli, L.R. ; Keller, Ulrich ; Goossen, K.W. ; Walker, James Alfred ; Cunningham, John E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Electron., Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Zurich
fDate :
3/2/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate active modelocking of an Nd:YLF laser using a semiconductor quantum-well reflectivity modulator as a cavity end mirror. The laser was modelocked at the fundamental frequency (100 MHz) and at harmonics up to 1.6 GHz. Synchronisation of passively modelocked pulses to an external RF signal was also demonstrated
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; laser mode locking; neodymium; semiconductor quantum wells; solid lasers; synchronisation; 1.6 GHz; 100 MHz; LiYF4:Nd; Nd:YLF laser; YLF:Nd; active modelocking; antiresonant Fabry-Perot modulator; cavity end mirror; external RF signal; harmonics; passively modelocked pulses; semiconductor quantum-well reflectivity modulator; solid-state lasers; synchronisation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950270
