ADDITIVE-PULSE MODELOCKING OF NON-CW NEODYMIUM LASERS

被引:15
作者
HEINZ, P
REUTHER, A
LAUBEREAU, A
机构
[1] Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bayreuth
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10.1016/0030-4018(93)90613-A
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Passive modelocking of several flash-lamp pumped neodymium lasers with electro-optic amplitude stabilization is demonstrated using a nonlinear Michelson interferometer. Improved performance is reported for the GSGG- YLF- and glass-laser as compared to the nonlinear absorber, with shorter pulse durations and smaller amplitude fluctuations, e.g. 5 muJ pulses for 460 +/- 20 fs for Nd:glass. Evidence is obtained for multi-selfstability of the pulse energy.
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