Pulse shortening in an actively mode-locked laser with a frequency-doubling nonlinear mirror

A significant shortening of the output pulse duration in an actively mode-locked laser was observed when one of the laser mirror was replaced with a nonlinear mirror, based on second harmonic generation. The kinetics of the intracavity pulse compression was investigated in lasers with Nd:YAG and Nd:...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Optics communications 1991-06, Vol.83 (3), p.241-245
Hauptverfasser:	Buchvarov, I.Ch, Stankov, K.A., Saltiel, S.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Lasers Optics Physics
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Zusammenfassung:	A significant shortening of the output pulse duration in an actively mode-locked laser was observed when one of the laser mirror was replaced with a nonlinear mirror, based on second harmonic generation. The kinetics of the intracavity pulse compression was investigated in lasers with Nd:YAG and Nd:KGd(WO 4) 2 rods. Pulse shortening as much as 4–6 times in comparison with purely active mode-locking, was measured.
ISSN:	0030-4018 1873-0310
DOI:	10.1016/0030-4018(91)90170-I