Additive-pulse mode locking of a diode-pumped Nd:KGd(WO4)2 laser

被引：24
作者：
Major, A
Langford, N
Graf, T
Ferguson, AI
机构：
[1] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys & Appl Phys, Glasgow G4 0NG, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Univ Bern, Inst Appl Phys, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
来源：
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2002年 / 75卷 / 4-5期
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D O I：
10.1007/s00340-002-1004-7
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
Self-starting additive-pulse mode locking of a diode-pumped Nd:KGd(WO4)(2) laser is demonstrated for the first time. An output power of 0.85 W is achieved with 2.3-ps pulses at a repetition frequency of 76.5 MHz. The shortest pulse generated had a duration of 1.9 ps.
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页码：467 / 469
页数：3
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