Title :
High-peak power output from a waveguide dye laser based on a random active layer
Author :
Watanabe, Hirofumi ; Oki, Yuji ; Maeda, Mitsuo ; Omatsu, Takashige
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a high-peak power output from a distributed feedback waveguide laser with a random scattering active media by using a pico-second pulse pumping. A maximum peak power of >150 kW was achieved.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; dye lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical pumping; waveguide lasers; distributed feedback waveguide laser; high-peak power output; picosecond pulse pumping; random active layer; random scattering active media; waveguide dye laser; Distributed feedback devices; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Waveguide lasers; (130.3130) Integrated optics materials; (140.2050) Dye lasers; (140.3490) Lasers, distributed-feedback;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628770
