title: Gain switching of a Nd(+3)-doped fiber laser.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Zenteno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Snitzer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Po
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tumminelli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hakimi