Passively {ital Q}-switched 180-ps Nd:LaSc{sub 3}(BO{sub 3}){sub 4} microchip laser

Journal Article · Thu Feb 29 23:00:00 EST 1996 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.21.000405· OSTI ID:434641

Braun, B; Kaertner, F X; Keller, U ^[1]; Meyn, J; Huber, G ^[2]

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1. Ultrafast Laser Physics, Institute of Quantum Electronics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Hoenggerberg--HPT, CH-8093 Zuerich (Switzerland)
2. Institute of Laser-Physics, University of Hamburg, Jungiusstrasse 9--11, D-20355 Hamburg (Germany)

We passively {ital Q} switched a Nd:LaSc{sub 3}(BO{sub 3}){sub 4} microchip laser with an antiresonant Fabry{endash}Perot saturable absorber (A-FPSA) and achieved single-frequency, 180-ps pulses with 0.1 {mu}J of pulse energy at a repetition rate of 110 kHz. Because of the compactness and scaling possibilities offered by the A-FPSA, the pulse width can be varied from 180 ps to 30 ns and the repetition rate from 50 kHz to 7 MHz. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 434641
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 21; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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