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Self-starting additive-pulse mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser

Journal Article · · Optics Letters; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.15.000504· OSTI ID:6813236
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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (USA) Department of Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (USA)
  2. Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 (USA)

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.

OSTI ID:
6813236
Journal Information:
Optics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (USA) Vol. 15:9; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English