Journal
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 284, Issue 7, Pages 1967-1969Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2010.12.003
Keywords
Mode locking; Nd:CaYAlO4 crystal
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- National Research Foundation of Singapore [NRF-G-CRP 2007-01]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [60928010, 60938001]
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A diode pumped passively mode locked Nd:CaYAlO4 (Nd:CYA) laser is demonstrated for the first time to the authors' knowledge. Using a V-shaped cavity and a semiconductor saturable absorbing mirror (SESAM), self-started mode locking of the laser is experimentally achieved. The mode-locked pulses are as short as 3.9 ps at a central wavelength of 1080.2 nm. The mode-locked laser produced a maximum average output power of 2.25 W with a slope efficiency of 23.2%. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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