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Nd:LiNbO/sub 3/ microchip laser with 20 GHz subcarrier
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Nd:LiNbO/sub 3/ microchip laser with 20 GHz subcarrier

A.J.C Vieira, P.R Herczfeld and V.M Contarino
1997 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, v 1, pp 229-232
1997

Abstract

High speed optical techniques Laser mode locking Laser modes Masers Microchip lasers Optical interferometry Optical modulation Optical pumping Optical transmitters Pump lasers
This paper reports on the development of a 20 GHz mode-locked Nd:LiNbO/sub 3/ microchip laser operating at 1.084 /spl mu/m with an output power greater than 35 mW (CW). With this configuration, a single device simultaneously generates the optical carrier and the microwave subcarrier. A modulation index of 96% was obtained for a driving microwave power of 12.6 dBm at 20 GHz. An information signal up to 8 GHz was also superimposed on the 20 GHz subcarrier using an external modulator.

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