MODE-LOCKING OF A DIODE-LASER-PUMPED ND-GLASS LASER BY FREQUENCY-MODULATION

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作者
HUGHES, DW [1 ]
BARR, JRM [1 ]
HANNA, DC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SOUTHAMPTON,OPTOELECTR RES CTR,SOUTHAMPTON SO9 5NH,HANTS,ENGLAND
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10.1364/OL.16.000147
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report frequency-modulation mode locking of a diode-laser-pumped Nd:glass laser. We have obtained pulses of 9-psec duration using a lithium niobate phase modulator operating at a repetition rate of 235 MHz. The average output power is 14 mW, for pumping with a 500-mW laser-diode array, and the pulses are approximately 1.4 times transform limited.
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