High-power passive mode locking of a compact diode-pumped Nd:LuVO4 laser

被引:56
作者
Xie, G. Q. [1 ]
Tang, D. Y. [1 ]
Luo, H. [1 ,4 ]
Yu, H. H. [2 ,3 ]
Zhang, H. J. [2 ,3 ]
Qian, L. J. [4 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Singapore 639798, Singapore
[2] Shandong Univ, State Key Lab Crystal Mat, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
[3] Shandong Univ, Inst Crystal Mat, Jinan 250100, Peoples R China
[4] Fudan Univ, Res Facil Adv Mat, State Key Lab Adv Photon Mat & Devices, Dept Opt Sci & Engn, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Nd : LuVO4 crystal; high power; passive mode locking; diode-pumped;
D O I
10.1002/lapl.200810045
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report on a compact high-power passively mode-locked Nd:LuVO4 laser by use of semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM). The laser generated clean CW mode-locked pulses with an average output power of 8.6 W, a repetition rate of 144 MHz, and a pulse duration of 13.2 ps. By employing a three-mirror cavity scheme, the laser setup has only a footprint size of 70 x 30 cm(2), which can be packaged to a portable laser system for convenient applications.
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页码:647 / 650
页数:4
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