Self-mode-locked operation of a cw Nd:YAG laser using a second-harmonic nonlinear mirror

Vincent Couderc; Alain Barthelemy; Vaclav Kubecek; Helena Jelinkova

doi:10.1117/12.232219

11 March 1996 Self-mode-locked operation of a cw Nd:YAG laser using a second-harmonic nonlinear mirror

Vincent Couderc, Alain Barthelemy, Vaclav Kubecek, Helena Jelinkova

Proceedings Volume 2777, ALT'95 International Symposium on Advanced Materials for Optics and Optoelectronics; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.232219
Event: ALT '95 International Conference: Advanced Materials for Optics and Optoelectronics, 1995, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Passive mode-locking of a cw lamp pumped Nd:YAG laser with the nonlinear mirror technique is reported. Light pulses with 2W of average power and pulse duration shorter than 100 ps at 1064 nm have been obtained. The nonlinear mirror consists of a 3.5 mm long KTP frequency doubling crystal and a dichroic mirror with high reflectivity for the second harmonic and lower reflectivity for the fundamental frequency. The mode-locking process is self-starting.

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Vincent Couderc, Alain Barthelemy, Vaclav Kubecek, and Helena Jelinkova "Self-mode-locked operation of a cw Nd:YAG laser using a second-harmonic nonlinear mirror", Proc. SPIE 2777, ALT'95 International Symposium on Advanced Materials for Optics and Optoelectronics, (11 March 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.232219

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