Self-starting additive-pulse mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YaG laser

Technical Report · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6420209

Goodberlet, J; Jacobson, J; Fujimoto, J G; Schulz, P A; Fan, T Y

A diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser is demonstrated by using self-starting additive-pulse mode locking with a nonlinear external cavity. Pulse durations of 2.7 psec are generated at an average output power of 25 mW without the need for active amplitude or phase modulation. Design and scaling issues for this technology are discussed. Diode pumping has emerged as an efficient and compact method for pumping solid state lasers. Numerous approaches have been demonstrated with both single and multiple diode-pump arrays to achieve high-efficiency operation in Nd:YAG, Nd:YLF, and other materials. Active mode locking by amplitude or phase modulation has been demonstrated in diode-pumped Nd:glass, Nd:YAG, and Nd:YLF.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (USA). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• OSTI ID: 6420209
• Report Number(s): AD-A-225349/0/XAB; CNN: DAAL03-89-C-0001
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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426002* -- Engineering-- Lasers & Masers-- (1990-)
AMPLITUDES
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
MODE LOCKING
MODULATION
NONLINEAR OPTICS
OPERATION
OPTICAL PUMPING
OPTICS
PULSES
PUMPING
SCALING LAWS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SOLID STATE LASERS