SELF-STARTING MODE-LOCKING OF A CW ND-YAG LASER USING CASCADED 2ND-ORDER NONLINEARITIES

被引：66
作者：
CERULLO, G
DESILVESTRI, S
MONGUZZI, A
SEGALA, D
MAGNI, V
机构：
[1] Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione Elettronica del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Dipartimento di Fisica del Politecnico, Milano, 20133
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 1995年 / 20卷 / 07期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.20.000746
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The nonlinear mode variations induced by the equivalent third-order susceptibility resulting from cascaded second-order nonlinearities in an intracavity Lithium triborate crystal are exploited for mode locking of a cw Nd:YAG laser. The loss modulations are provided by a slit, as in the Kerr-lens mode-locking scheme. The mode-locking process is self-starting and produces nearly transform-limited pulses of 14-ps duration with 0.5-W average power.
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页码：746 / 748
页数：3
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