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Active and passive mode locking in a diode-pumped Nd:Gd{sub 0.7}Y{sub 0.3}VO{sub 4} laser

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
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  1. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
  2. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern (Switzerland)
Diode-pumped lasers based on mixed Nd:Gd{sub 0.7}Y{sub 0.3}VO{sub 4} vanadate crystals are studied. Continuous-wave lasing with the slope efficiency of 71% and the average output power up to 8.2 W is obtained. Active mode locking with an acousto-optic modulator, passive mode locking by the Kerr nonlinearity, and hybrid mode locking are investigated. Picosecond laser pulses of duration 1.7 ps are obtained at an average output power of 340 mW and a pulse repetition rate of 140 MHz. (lasers)
OSTI ID:
21466644
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 37; ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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