Summary form only given. We demonstrate passive modelocking of a Nd: vanadate (Nd:YVO/sub 4/) laser to repetition rates of up to 13 GHz. With Ti:sapphire pumping, we achieved modelocking at 13 GHz with 200 mW of average output power and pulse widths of 9.5 ps. With diode pumping, we achieved modelocking at a repetition rate of 12.6 GHz with 195 mW of average output power and a pulse duration of 8.8 ps. In all cases we operated the laser at its fundamental cavity repetition rate, i.e. the repetition rate of the laser equals the laser cavity free-spectral range, as opposed to harmonic modelocking where the repetition rate is an integer multiple of the cavity free-spectral range.


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    Title :

    Passively mode-locked Nd:YVO/sub 4/ laser with up to 13 GHz repetition rate


    Contributors:
    Krainer, L. (author) / Paschotta, R. (author) / Keller, U. (author) / Moser, M. (author) / Kopf, D. (author) / Weingarten, K.J. (author)


    Publication date :

    1999-01-01


    Size :

    304505 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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