Active mode locking of lasers using an electrooptic deflector

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/3.98· OSTI ID:5020613

Morimoto, A; Kobayashi, T; Sueta, T

A novel technique of active mode locking using a fast electrooptic deflector as a mode locker is presented. The deflector shows excellent loss modulation characteristics in a laser cavity under large signal operation. The mode locker is capable of generating very short optical pulses comparable to those obtained by passive mode locking. In experiments, an LiTaO/sub 3/ double-prism deflector is used as the mode locker for an Nd:glass laser. As a result, stable 6 ps pulses are obtained.

• Research Organization: Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Osaka 560 (JP)
• OSTI ID: 5020613
• Journal Information: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. QE-24:1; ISSN IEJQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
MODE LOCKING
MODULATION
NEODYMIUM ADDITIONS
NEODYMIUM ALLOYS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRISMS
PULSES
RADIATIONS
RARE EARTH ADDITIONS
RARE EARTH ALLOYS
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SOLID STATE LASERS
TANTALATES
TANTALUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VISIBLE RADIATION