Generating picosecond pulses from Q-switched microchip lasers

Alex C. Buter; David J. Spence; David W. Coutts

doi:10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193702

Generating picosecond pulses from Q-switched microchip lasers

Alex C. Buter^*, David J. Spence, David W. Coutts

^*Corresponding author for this work

MQ Photonics Research Centre

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Abstract

A semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) is used as an end mirror in a solid state microchip laser cavity to generate Q-switched pulses of 22 ps duration. A numerical model based on the rate equations is used to predict the output of such a laser based on various parameters, such as cavity length and SESAM properties, and potential designs are constructed and tested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	632-634
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780977565788, 9781457719400
ISBN (Print)	9781457719394
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193702
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim - 2011 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 28 Aug 2011 → 1 Sept 2011

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Other	International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim - 2011
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	28/08/11 → 1/09/11

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Buter, A. C., Spence, D. J., & Coutts, D. W. (2011). Generating picosecond pulses from Q-switched microchip lasers. In Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011 (pp. 632-634). [6193702] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193702

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Buter, AC, Spence, DJ & Coutts, DW 2011, Generating picosecond pulses from Q-switched microchip lasers. in Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011., 6193702, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 632-634, International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim - 2011, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 28/08/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193702

Generating picosecond pulses from Q-switched microchip lasers. / Buter, Alex C.; Spence, David J.; Coutts, David W.
Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011. p. 632-634 6193702.

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