Gain switching of a Nd(+3)-doped fiber laser

We report the generation of gain-switched pulses near 1.06 microm from a Nd(+3)-doped single-mode fiber pumped at 590 nm. For a 5-cm-long fiber, pulses of 100 nsec at a 1-MHz repetition rate were obtained. For a 1-cm-long fiber, the pulse shortened to 40 nsec at repetition rates of up to 2.5 MHz for...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 14; no. 13; p. 671
Main Authors Zenteno, L A, Snitzer, E, Po, H, Tumminelli, R, Hakimi, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1989
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Summary:We report the generation of gain-switched pulses near 1.06 microm from a Nd(+3)-doped single-mode fiber pumped at 590 nm. For a 5-cm-long fiber, pulses of 100 nsec at a 1-MHz repetition rate were obtained. For a 1-cm-long fiber, the pulse shortened to 40 nsec at repetition rates of up to 2.5 MHz for a single, independently drivable relaxation oscillation.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/OL.14.000671