Title :
High-power, mode-locked Nd:fibre laser pumped by an injection-locked diode array
Author :
Duling, I.N. ; Goldberg, L. ; Weller, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Sachs/Freeman Associates, Landover, MD
fDate :
10/13/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A neodymium-doped fibre laser has been actively mode-locked to produce pulses shorter than 120 ps using an intracavity acousto-optic loss modulator. The laser operated at 1.088 μm at an average power of 5 mW when pumped by an injection-locked diode array, which coupled approximately 40 mW of 0.82 μm into the fibre. A peak pulse power of 1 kW was obtained in Q-switched operation
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser mode locking; laser transitions; neodymium; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 1 kW; 1.088 micron; 120 ps; 5 mW; Nd3+-doped low loss fibre; Q-switched operation; actively mode-locked; fibre laser; injection-locked diode array; intracavity acousto-optic loss modulator; optical fibres; optical pumping; peak pulse power; pulsed operation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
