OBSERVATION OF MODE-LOCKING IN A SYNCHRONOUSLY PUMPED ND-YAG LASER

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作者
FLOOD, CJ
GIULIANI, G
VANDRIEL, HM
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
[2] Ontario Laser and Lightwave Research Centre, Toronto, ON
[3] Università degli Studi, Dipartimento di Fisica, Rome
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10.1364/OL.15.000218
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report on the mode-locking behavior of a 1.06-μm Nd: YAG ring oscillator synchronously pumped by a 76-MHz, 20-psec dye laser at 0.59 μm with an average power of 600 mW. Gain modulation is based on relaxation from the pump band to the upper laser level with a time constant (minimum gain modulation time) of 470 psec; stable mode-locked operation is achieved with a gain modulation of only 10−4. Preliminary results give a minimum pulse width of 140 psec and suggest a novel way of mode locking rare-earth waveguide lasers. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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