Generation of 2.8 ps pulses by mode-locking a Nd:GdVO 4 laser with defocusing cascaded nonlinearity in periodically poled KTP

A Nd:GdVO 4 laser mode locked by self-defocussing cascaded nonlinearity in PPKTP is presented. The cavity had a repetition rate of 200 MHz and the mode-locked output power was 350 mW. Pulses as short as 2.8 ps were obtained with a bandwidth of 0.6 nm.

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Published in:Optics express 2005, Vol.13, p.5270
Main Authors: Holmgren, Stefan, Pasiskevicius, Valdas, Laurell, Fredrik
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A Nd:GdVO 4 laser mode locked by self-defocussing cascaded nonlinearity in PPKTP is presented. The cavity had a repetition rate of 200 MHz and the mode-locked output power was 350 mW. Pulses as short as 2.8 ps were obtained with a bandwidth of 0.6 nm.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087