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Actively initiated quasi-passive mode-locking in a cw SELFOC Nd:glass laser

Journal Article · · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)
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  1. Nippon Electric Co., Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
Actively initiated quasi-passive mode-locking has been achieved in a small-power cw SELFOC Nd:glass laser. Three means have been taken to enhance the pulse intensity incident on a saturable dye to a magnitude sufficient for nonlinear absorption initiation: (1) tight focusing, (2) controlled spiking oscillation, and (3) auxiliary active mode-locking. Mode-locked pulses having an 11-12-ps pulsewidth were obtained. Interpretation concerning the observed mode-locked-pulse intensity-correlation curves is presented. To obtain satellite-pulse-free mode-locked pulses, a modified mode-locking process with sufficiently long buildup time is considered.
OSTI ID:
7295004
Journal Information:
IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. 13:2; ISSN IEJQA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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