INTEGRATED Q-SWITCHED MULTIPLE-CAVITY GLASS WAVE-GUIDE LASER

被引:14
作者
MWARANIA, EK [1 ]
MURPHY, DM [1 ]
HEMPSTEAD, M [1 ]
REEKIE, L [1 ]
WILKINSON, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,DEPT ELECTR & COMP SCI,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1109/68.122377
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel Q-switching scheme, using rapid variation of the path difference between the cavities of a multiple-cavity resonator, is demonstrated. A thermooptic phase modulator was used to switch the cavity loss of a Y-junction glass waveguide laser between high and low states. Q-switched pulses with durations of 5-mu-s and peak powers of 70 mW were obtained.
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页数:3
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