SELF-STARTING ADDITIVE-PULSE MODE-LOCKED DIODE-PUMPED ND-YAG LASER

被引:72
作者
GOODBERLET, J [1 ]
JACOBSON, J [1 ]
FUJIMOTO, JG [1 ]
SCHULZ, PA [1 ]
FAN, TY [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,LINCOLN LAB,LEXINGTON,MA 02173
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10.1364/OL.15.000504
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser is demonstrated by using self-starting additive-pulse mode locking with a nonlinear external cavity. Pulse durations of 1.7 psec are generated at an average output power of 25 mW without the need for active amplitude or phase modulation. Design and scaling issues for this technology are discussed. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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页码:504 / 506
页数:3
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