Title :
Passively mode-locked 942nm Nd:GSAG laser and continuous-wave 471nm blue laser
Author :
Zhang, Chunyu ; Zhang, Ling ; Li, Dehua ; He, Kunna ; Xu, Changwen ; Wang, Zhaohua ; Wei, Zhiyi ; Zhang, Zhiguo ; Eichler, H.J. ; Gao, Chunqing
Author_Institution :
Beijing Nat. Lab. for Condensed Matter Phys., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
We generated 35ps laser pulse from a passively mode-locked Nd:GSAG laser at 942 nm by using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. Doubled frequency the laser with LBO crystal, we obtained 600 mW blue laser at 471 nm.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; neodymium; optical saturable absorption; scandium compounds; solid lasers; Gd3Sc2Al3O12:Nd; laser mode locking; power 600 mW; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; solid lasers; wavelength 471 nm; wavelength 942 nm; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Mirrors; Neodymium; Optical coupling; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391234
