Q -switched operation of a neodymium-doped monomode fibre laser

16 January 1986

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 22 (2) , 84-85
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19860057

Abstract

Q-switched operation of a neodymium-doped monomode fibre laser at 1.08 μm has been demonstrated. An intracavity acousto-optic modulator was used to switch pulses of 200 ns duration and 8.8 W peak power at a repetition rate of 100 Hz.

Keywords

NEODYMIUM-DOPED MONOMODE FIBRE LASER
INTRACAVITY ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR
Q-SWITCHED OPERATION
REPETITION RATE