FM mode-locked, laser-diode-pumped La(1-x)Nd(x)MgAl(11)O(19) laser.
We report the operation of a laser diode pumped La(1-x)Nd(x)MgAl(11)O(19) laser mode locked by an electro-optic phase modulator. The repetition rate of the laser was 230 MHz, and the average output power was 50 mW, when pumped by a 500-mW broad-stripe laser diode. Transform-limited pulses of 14 ps duration were obtained. We have also demonstrated the FM operation of this laser, with bandwidths of up to 440 GHz being obtained.
Hughes
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Majdabadi
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Barr
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Hanna
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