Passive mode locking of a Nd:YVO4 laser with an extra-long optical resonator

被引：45
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作者：
Kolev, VZ [1 ]
Lederer, MJ [1 ]
Luther-Davies, B [1 ]
Rode, AV [1 ]
机构：
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, Laser Phys Ctr, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 2003年 / 28卷 / 14期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.28.001275
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We describe a mode-locked, diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser with a very long optical cavity operating at 1064 nm. High-modulation, InGaAs quantum-well, semiconductor saturable-absorber mirrors were used for passive mode locking, providing a stable train of 13-ps pulses. A novel zero-q-transformation multipass cell provided a variable-length optical cavity as much as 100 m long. The output beam had M-2 < 1.1 at average powers of 4.1, 3.9, and 3.5 W at repetition rates of 4.1, 2.6, and 1.5 MHz, respectively. To the best of our knowledge the last of these is the lowest repetition rate ever generated directly from a mode-locked nonfiber solid-state laser without cavity dumping. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.
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页码：1275 / 1277
页数：3
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