• DocumentCode
    2230528
  • Title

    Nd:YVO4 laser mode-locking at 1.34 μm by negative χ(2)-lens formation in an intracavity BIBO crystal

  • Author

    Iliev, Hristo ; Buchvarov, Ivan ; Petrov, Valentin

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Quantum Electron., Sofia Univ., Sofia, Bulgaria
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Self-starting χ(2)-lens mode-locking of a 1.34-μm Nd:YVO4 laser using second harmonic generation in BiB3O6 is demonstrated. Pulses as short as 3.7 ps and average powers reaching 1.3 W at 120 MHz are achieved.
  • Keywords
    bismuth compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; lenses; neodymium; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; ytterbium compounds; BIBO; YVO4:Nd; frequency 120 MHz; intracavity BIBO crystal; laser mode locking; negative χ(2)-lens formation; optical pulse generation; power 1.3 W; second harmonic generation; time 3.7 ps; wavelength 1.34 mum; Crystals; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950245
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2230528