Comparison between shared and coupled resonators for passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 intracavity optical parametric oscillators

Comparison between the shared and coupled resonators for the intracavity optical parametric oscillators pumped by passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 lasers is experimentally made. The shared and coupled resonators are found to be complementary in the performances of the pulse repetition rate, pulse durat...

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Published in:Applied physics. B, Lasers and optics Lasers and optics, 2006-03, Vol.82 (3), p.403-406
Main Authors: CHEN, Y. F, TSAI, L. Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amplitudes
Diode-pumped lasers
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Holes
Laser optical systems: design and operation
Lasers
Modulation, tuning, and mode locking
Nonlinear optics
Optical Parametric Oscillators
Optical parametric oscillators and amplifiers
Optics
Physics
Pulse duration
Pulse repetition rate
Q-switching
Resonators
Stability
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Summary:Comparison between the shared and coupled resonators for the intracavity optical parametric oscillators pumped by passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 lasers is experimentally made. The shared and coupled resonators are found to be complementary in the performances of the pulse repetition rate, pulse duration and pulse energy. It is also found that the output signal pulses of the shared cavity explicitly display the mode-locking phenomenon. On the whole, the amplitude stability of the shared cavity configuration is substantially superior to that of the coupled cavity configuration.
ISSN:0946-2171
1432-0649
DOI:10.1007/s00340-005-2054-4