Title :
Active-passive mode-locking of a quasi-cw Nd:YAG laser by using cascaded nonlinearity
Author :
Chekhlov, O.V. ; Zaporozhchenko, V.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Acad. of Sci., Minsk, Byelorussia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this paper we present the results of experimental investigation of a hybrid mode-locking of Nd:YAG laser with acousto-optic modulator and parametric nonlinear mirror, based on cascaded second-order nonlinearity.
Keywords :
acousto-optical modulation; laser feedback; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser modes; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric devices; optical pumping; solid lasers; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; acousto-optic modulator; active-passive mode-locking; cascaded nonlinearity; cascaded second-order nonlinearity; hybrid mode-locking; parametric nonlinear mirror; quasi-cw Nd:YAG laser; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Pulse measurements; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2