Open AccessLow-threshold, dual-passive mode locking of a large mode area Nd:GdVO4laser
Author(s) -
Schieffer Sl,
D. Brajkovic,
Cornea Ai,
Schroeder Wa
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.006694
Subject(s) - optics , mode locking , materials science , laser , phase (matter) , amplitude modulation , optoelectronics , frequency modulation , physics , bandwidth (computing) , quantum mechanics , computer network , computer science
The all solid-state combination of a saturable Bragg mirror for amplitude modulation and a cascaded chi((2)):chi((2)) nonlinearity (phase-mismatched second harmonic crystal) as an axial-mode phase locker for continuous-wave mode locking of large mode area lasers is investigated. The dual-passive mode-locking technique generates extremely stable sub-10ps sech(2) pulses at 76MHz from a ~6W, TEM(00)-mode, diode-pumped, thermal-lens-shaped, Brewster Nd:GdVO(4) laser.