Active mode-locking and Q-switching of a 1.54 µm Er:glass laser pumped by a 1.064 µm Nd:YAG laser

A Nd:YAG pumped Yb:Er:Phosphate glass laser oscillator has been actively mode-locked and Q-switched, producing stable ~70ps fwhm mode-locked pulses at 1.54µm. Peak powers of ~20 kW are achieved when Q-switched and mode-locked and ~20W when quasi-cw mode-locked. thus providing a convenient source sui...

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Main Authors: Hanna, D.C (Author), Kazer, A. (Author), Shepherd, D.P (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1988.
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