Title :
32 ps-45 W to 12 ps-15 W spatial-hole-burning-free Nd∶YVO4 oscillator
Author :
Nadeau, Marie-Christine ; Petit, Stephane ; Balcou, Philippe ; Czarny, Romain ; Montant, Sebastien ; Simon-Boisson, Christophe
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. de Bordeaux, Talence, France
Abstract :
We report on a high-average-power 888 nm diode-pumped passively mode-locked TEM00 Nd:YVO4 oscillator with adjustable pulse durations. From 45 to 15 W output power, we produced corresponding 32 to 12 ps long pulses without spatial hole burning.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; neodymium; thermo-optical effects; YVO4:Nd; adjustable pulse durations; diode-pumped passively mode-locked oscillator; power 15 W; power 45 W; spatial-hole-burning-free oscillator; time 12 ps; time 32 ps; Couplings; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
