ACTIVE MODE-LOCKING OF A DIODE-PUMPED Ce, Nd: YAG

C. ECKERT; B. CUNIN; J.A. MIEHE

doi:doi:10.1051/jp4:1991781

Numéro		J. Phys. IV France Volume 01, Numéro C7, Décembre 1991 2nd International Conference Laser M2P


Page(s)		C7-303 - C7-306
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1991781

2nd International Conference
Laser M2P

J. Phys. IV France 01 (1991) C7-303-C7-306
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1991781

ACTIVE MODE-LOCKING OF A DIODE-PUMPED Ce, Nd: YAG

C. ECKERT, B. CUNIN and J.A. MIEHE

Groupe d'Optique Appliquée, Centre de Recherches Nucléaires, 23 rue du Loess, F-67037 Strasbourg cedex, France

Abstract
We have developped a mode-locked Ce, Nd:YAG laser end-pumped by a 500 mW laser diode. With a short cavity configuration the cw optical output power was 155 mW, which corresponds to an optical efficiency of 30.9 % and an electrical efficiency of 9.5 %. A cavity length extended to 1.4 m allows mode -locked operation at 106 MHz and pulses widthes of 150 ps have been obtained with an average power of 23 mW.