High-peak-power picosecond optical pulse generation from Q-switched bow-tie laser with a tapered traveling wave amplifier

B. Zhu, I. H. White, K. A. Williams, F. R. Laughton, R. V. Penty

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Abstract

Picosecond optical pulse amplification along with spatial mode filtering has been demonstrated, using a tapered traveling wave semiconductor post-amplifier and multicontact Q-switched bow-tie laser. Optical pulses of 13 ps duration were generated with a single-lobed, near diffraction-limited radiation pattern. Peak powers of 44.7 W, and pulse energies as high as 0.58 nJ were observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)503-505
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 1996

Funding

Manuscript received September 19, 1995; revised December 7, 1995. This work was supported by the UK Science and Engineering Research Council. One of the authors, B. Zhu, was supported by t?e Christine King Memorial Trust and Overseas Research Student Awards. B. Zhu, I. H. White, K. A. Williams, and R. V. Plenty were with the School of Physics, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 IAY, U.K. They are now with the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Bristol University, Queens Building, University Walk, Exist01 BS8 ITR, U.K. F. R. Laughton is with the School of Physics, IJniversity of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K. Publisher Item Identifier S 1041-1135(96)02605-5.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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