JOURNAL ARTICLE

Generation of subpicosecond pulses from a continuous-wave mode-locked Nd:YAG laser using a two-stage optical compression technique

Anderson S. L. GomesW. SibbettJ. R. Taylor

Year: 1985 Journal:   Optics Letters Vol: 10 (7)Pages: 338-338   Publisher: Optica Publishing Group

Abstract

By using a two-stage optical-fiber grating pair pulse-compression technique, 1.06-microm pulses as short as 0.7 psec have been obtained from an actively mode-locked cw Nd:YAG laser. This represents an overall pulse-compression ratio of 113.

Keywords:
Optics Materials science Pulse compression Laser Mode-locking Fiber laser Compression (physics) Diffraction grating Fiber Bragg grating Pulse (music) Optoelectronics Grating Physics

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Citation History

Topics

Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Solid State Laser Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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