Title :
Stable QML of SAM based picosecond Nd:GdVO4 lasers by gain modulation
Author :
Wu, Hsiao-Hua ; Juang, Jr-Yuan ; Liu, Wan-I
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tunghai Univ., Taichung, Taiwan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Gain modulation was applied to semiconductor saturable absorber mirror based picosecond Nd:GdVO4 lasers for achieving stable Q-switched mode locking and enhancing its peak power to 8 times higher than that operated at continuous-wave mode locking.
Keywords :
Q-switching; gadolinium compounds; laser mode locking; mirrors; neodymium; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; GdVO4:Nd; Q-switched mode locking; continuous-wave mode locking; gain modulation; picosecond lasers; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; Cavity resonators; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Mirrors; Modulation; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193736