Passively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 oscillator operating at an ultralow repetition rate

Papadopoulos, DN; Forget, S; Delaigue, M; Druon, F; Balembois, F; Georges, P

dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulos, DN	en
dc.contributor.author	Forget, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Delaigue, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Druon, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Balembois, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Georges, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:53:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:53:00Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	01469592	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/26822
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dc.subject.other	Laser mode locking	en
dc.subject.other	Laser pulses	en
dc.subject.other	Laser resonators	en
dc.subject.other	Pumping (laser)	en
dc.subject.other	Laser oscillator	en
dc.subject.other	Oscillators (electronic)	en
dc.title	Passively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 oscillator operating at an ultralow repetition rate	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	We demonstrate the operation of an ultralow-repetition-rate, high-peak-power, picosecond diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 passively mode-locked laser oscillator. Repetition rates lower than 1 MHz were achieved with the use of a new design for a multiple-pass cavity and a semiconductor saturable absorber. Long-term stable operation at 1.2 MHz with a pulse duration of 16.3 ps and an average output power of 470 mW, corresponding to 24-kW peak-power pulses, is reported. These are to our knowledge the lowest-repetition-rate high-peak-power pulses ever generated directly from a picosecond laser resonator without cavity dumping. © 2003 Optical Society of America.	en
heal.journalName	Optics Letters	en
dc.identifier.volume	28	en
dc.identifier.issue	19	en
dc.identifier.spage	1838	en
dc.identifier.epage	1840	en