Self-Q-switched Nd:YVO_4 microchip lasers

Autor: Conroy, R. S., Lake, T., Friel, G. J., Kemp, A. J., Sinclair, B. D.
Zdroj: Optics Letters; March 1998, Vol. 23 Issue: 6 p457-459, 3p
Abstrakt: 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.
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