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400-fs pulse generation from an additive-pulse mode-locked laser-diode-pumped NdxLa1-xMgAl11O19 laser

400-fs pulse generation from an additive-pulse mode-locked laser-diode-pumped NdxLa1-xMgAl11O19 laser
400-fs pulse generation from an additive-pulse mode-locked laser-diode-pumped NdxLa1-xMgAl11O19 laser
In recent years the combination of laser-diode pumping with the technique of additive-pulse mode-locking (APM) has permitted the development of highly efficient, stable, compact sources of mode-locked pulses in the picosecond regime. We report the development of an APM laser-diode-pumped NdxLa1-xMgAl11O19 (Nd:LMA) laser capable of generating pulses as short as 400 fs. Nd:LMA is a laser material whose broad absorption around 800 nm and broad fluorescence linewidth (~1.3 THz) centered at 1054 nm make it an ideal candidate for both laser-diode pumping and short-pulse generation by means of mode locking. Such a mode-locked source would make an excellent oscillator for high-power Nd:glass amplifier systems. Furthermore, Nd:LMA does not exhibit the catastrophic thermal problems of the Nd:glass laser, which is clearly another candidate for subpicosecond pulse generation at this wavelength.
Hughes, D.W.
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Majdabadi, A.A.
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Barr, J.R.M.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Hughes, D.W.
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Majdabadi, A.A.
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Barr, J.R.M.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Hughes, D.W., Majdabadi, A.A., Barr, J.R.M. and Hanna, D.C. (1993) 400-fs pulse generation from an additive-pulse mode-locked laser-diode-pumped NdxLa1-xMgAl11O19 laser. QELS'93: Quantum Electronics Laser Science, Baltimore, United States. 01 May 1993.

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Abstract

In recent years the combination of laser-diode pumping with the technique of additive-pulse mode-locking (APM) has permitted the development of highly efficient, stable, compact sources of mode-locked pulses in the picosecond regime. We report the development of an APM laser-diode-pumped NdxLa1-xMgAl11O19 (Nd:LMA) laser capable of generating pulses as short as 400 fs. Nd:LMA is a laser material whose broad absorption around 800 nm and broad fluorescence linewidth (~1.3 THz) centered at 1054 nm make it an ideal candidate for both laser-diode pumping and short-pulse generation by means of mode locking. Such a mode-locked source would make an excellent oscillator for high-power Nd:glass amplifier systems. Furthermore, Nd:LMA does not exhibit the catastrophic thermal problems of the Nd:glass laser, which is clearly another candidate for subpicosecond pulse generation at this wavelength.

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Published date: 1993
Venue - Dates: QELS'93: Quantum Electronics Laser Science, Baltimore, United States, 1993-05-01 - 1993-05-01

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Local EPrints ID: 77301
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77301
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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 23:49

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Author: D.W. Hughes
Author: A.A. Majdabadi
Author: J.R.M. Barr
Author: D.C. Hanna

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