Frequency modulated modelocked laser diode pumped Nd:glass laser
Frequency modulated modelocked laser diode pumped Nd:glass laser
The mode-locked Nd:glass laser is of interest as a source of short pulses because of its large fluorescence bandwidth (5.3 THz). This lasing medium is particularly suited to pumping by laser-diode arrays, and the performance of several AM mode-locked laser-diode-pumped Nd:glass lasers has been reported. We present what we believe to be the first report of an FM mode-locked laser-diode-pumped Nd:glass laser. The laser cavity used in our experiment was an astigmatically compensated 3-mirror cavity. The active medium, a 1.2 mm thick disk of highly doped LG760 glass, was inserted at the focus of the cavity at Brewster's angle. With 1.5% output coupling we have obtained a power of 35mW for 400mW incident on the glass.
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Optical Society of America
Hughes, D.W.
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Barr, J.R.M.
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Hanna, D.C.
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1990
Hughes, D.W.
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Barr, J.R.M.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Hughes, D.W., Barr, J.R.M. and Hanna, D.C.
(1990)
Frequency modulated modelocked laser diode pumped Nd:glass laser.
In Proceedings of Optical Society of America Annual Meeting.
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Abstract
The mode-locked Nd:glass laser is of interest as a source of short pulses because of its large fluorescence bandwidth (5.3 THz). This lasing medium is particularly suited to pumping by laser-diode arrays, and the performance of several AM mode-locked laser-diode-pumped Nd:glass lasers has been reported. We present what we believe to be the first report of an FM mode-locked laser-diode-pumped Nd:glass laser. The laser cavity used in our experiment was an astigmatically compensated 3-mirror cavity. The active medium, a 1.2 mm thick disk of highly doped LG760 glass, was inserted at the focus of the cavity at Brewster's angle. With 1.5% output coupling we have obtained a power of 35mW for 400mW incident on the glass.
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Published date: 1990
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Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, United States, 1990-11-04 - 1990-11-09
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77499
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D.W. Hughes
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D.C. Hanna
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