Abstract

The operation of a Nd: YLF laser pumped by a cw 1-W diode and mode locked by a piezoelectrically induced strain-optic light modulator is described. Pulse durations of 7 psec with 160 mW of output power have been achieved at a repetition rate of 160 MHz.

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Additive-pulse mode locking of a diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser

G. P. A. Malcolm, P. F. Curley, and A. I. Ferguson
Opt. Lett. 15(22) 1303-1305 (1990)

Two-gigahertz repetition-rate, diode-pumped, mode-locked Nd:YLF laser

K. J. Weingarten, D. C. Shannon, R. W. Wallace, and U. Keller
Opt. Lett. 15(17) 962-964 (1990)

Ti:sapphire laser pumped by a frequency-doubled diode-pumped Nd:YLF laser

G. T. Maker and A. I. Ferguson
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High-frequency acousto-optic mode locker for picosecond pulse generation

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Self-starting additive-pulse mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser

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