SELF-Q-SWITCHED ND-YVO4 MICROCHIP LASERS

Authors
CONROY RS LAKE T FRIEL GT KEMP AT SINCLAIR BD
Citation
Rs. Conroy et al., SELF-Q-SWITCHED ND-YVO4 MICROCHIP LASERS, Optics letters, 23(6), 1998, pp. 457-459
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
23
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
457 - 459
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1998)23:6<457:SNML>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We have observed giant pulses from cw pumped,monolithic Nd:YVO4 microc hip lasers, several hundred times the cw level, with pulse lengths les s than 2 ns, which cannot be accounted for by conventional gain switch ing. These pulses occur as the second longitudinal mode starts to osci llate and can be described by the inclusion of gain-related effects in the formation of a stable cavity. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America .