PASSIVE-MODE LOCKING OF A CW ND-YLF LASER WITH A NONLINEAR EXTERNAL COUPLED CAVITY

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作者
LIU, JM
CHEE, JK
机构
[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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10.1364/OL.15.000685
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Using an optical fiber as the nonlinear medium in an external cavity, we demonstrated passive mode locking of a cw Nd:YLF laser at a 1.053-μm wavelength. Nearly transform-limited pulses as short as 3.7 psec were obtained at a repetition rate of 76 MHz directly from the laser output without further compression. The average output power ranged from 1 to 7 W. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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