A diode-pumped nonlinear mirror mode-locked Nd:YAG laser
- 7 November 1994
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 65 (19) , 2392-2394
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.112685
Abstract
We report on passive mode-locking of a cw diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser using the nonlinear mirror technique. The nonlinear mirror is made by a lithium triborate frequency doubling crystal and a dichroic mirror that partially transmits the fundamental frequency and totally reflects the second harmonic. The laser produces nearly transform-limited pulses of 10 ps duration and 700 mW average power, with a slope efficiency of 28%. The mode-locking is self-starting under optimized conditions. Long term stability requires accurate control of the crystal temperature.Keywords
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