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Self-Q-switched Nd:YVO4 microchip lasers.

Authors :
Conroy RS
Lake T
Friel GJ
Kemp AJ
Sinclair BD
Source :
Optics letters [Opt Lett] 1998 Mar 15; Vol. 23 (6), pp. 457-9.
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

We have observed giant pulses from cw pumped, monolithic Nd:YVO(4) microchip lasers, several hundred times the cw level, with pulse lengths less than 2 ns, which cannot be accounted for by conventional gain switching. These pulses occur as the second longitudinal mode starts to oscillate and can be described by the inclusion of gain-related effects in the formation of a stable cavity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0146-9592
Volume :
23
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Optics letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18084543
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.23.000457