Title :
In-band pumped Nd:LuVO4 laser mode-locked by negative χ(2)-lens formation in an intracavity LBO crystal
Author :
Iliev, Hristo ; Aleksandrov, Veselin ; Buchvarov, Ivan ; Zhang, Huaijin ; Wang, Jiyang ; Liu, Junhai ; Petrov, Valentin
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Sofia Univ., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
Self-starting χ(2)-lens mode-locking of an in-band pumped, Nd:LuVO4 laser using second harmonic generation in LBO is demonstrated. Pulses as short as 4.7 ps and average powers reaching 3.1 W at 110 MHz are achieved.
Keywords :
Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6