Title :
Nd:GdVO4 laser passively mode-locked by cascaded nonlinearity in periodically-poled lithium tantalate
Author :
Iliev, Hristo ; Popmintchev, Dimitar ; Buchvarov, Ivan ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Griebner, Uwe ; Petrov, Valentin
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Sofia Univ., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
PPMgSLT is used for mode-locking of a diode-pumped Nd:GdVO4 laser by intracavity SHG. Stable and self-starting operation is observed achieving output powers of up to 4.7 W and pulse durations as short as 3.2 ps.
Keywords :
gadolinium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; GdVO4:Nd; diode-pumped lasers; intracavity second harmonic generation; passively mode-locked lasers; periodically-poled lithium tantalate; self-starting operation; stable operation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Mirrors; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor diodes; Solid lasers; Temperature; Thermal conductivity;
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