Q-switching and mode-locking in a diode-pumped frequency-doubled Nd : YAG laser

Q-switching and mode-locking in a diode-pumped frequency-doubled Nd : YAG laser

A new method for obtaining Q-switching simultaneously with mode-locking using one travelling-wave acousto-optic modulator in a frequency-doubled Nd : YAG laser cavity is described. Further shortening of output laser pulses (from 40 to 3.25 ps) is achieved by forming a Kerr lens in the frequency-doub...

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Veröffentlicht in:Quantum electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-02, Vol.42 (2), p.107-110, Article 107
Hauptverfasser: Donin, Valerii I, Yakovin, Dmitrii V, Gribanov, A V
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
CRYSTALS
KERR EFFECT
LASER CAVITIES
MODE LOCKING
NEODYMIUM LASERS
PEAK LOAD
PULSES
Q-SWITCHING
TRAVELLING WAVES
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Zusammenfassung:A new method for obtaining Q-switching simultaneously with mode-locking using one travelling-wave acousto-optic modulator in a frequency-doubled Nd : YAG laser cavity is described. Further shortening of output laser pulses (from 40 to 3.25 ps) is achieved by forming a Kerr lens in the frequency-doubling crystal. At an average power of {approx} 2 W and a Q-switching rate of 2 kHz, the peak power of the stably operating reached {approx} 50 MW.
ISSN:1063-7818
1468-4799
DOI:10.1070/QE2012v042n02ABEH014738