ALL-SOLID-STATE INTRACAVITY-DOUBLED NDYLF LASER PRODUCING 300 MW OF 659-NM LIGHT

被引:17
作者
LINCOLN, JR
FERGUSON, AI
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[1] Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 ONG, John Anderson Building
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10.1364/OL.19.001213
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A mode-locked Nd:YLF laser is described, which uses two diode-pumped Nd:YLF rods and intracavity doubling in LiB305 to give an all-solid-state source of high-beam-quality 659-nm red light suitable for pumping Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSAF. Significant increases in the quantity of 659-nm light produced on active mode locking of the laser are characterized. Reductions in the noise characteristics of the 659-nm output by detuning the mode-locking frequency from cavity resonance indicate a preferential mode of operation for this device.
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