Abstract

The second harmonic of a cw mode-locked Nd:YAG laser using KTiOPO₄ has resulted in 0.532-μm optical pulses of 39-psec duration with a conversion efficiency of 18%. Stable, reproducible optical pulses of 0.24-psec duration have been obtained in a synchronously pumped linear cavity, containing both gain and saturable-absorber dye jets. Optical pulses of duration 0.15 psec have been achieved in a synchronously pumped ring cavity, but not without instabilities.

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1.3-μ subpicosecond pulses from a dye laser pumped by compressed Nd:YAG-laser pulses

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Tunable subpicosecond dye laser amplified at 1 kHz by a cavity-dumped, Q-switched, and mode-locked Nd:YAG laser

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