Liang H C, Chen Ross C C, Huang Y J, Su K W, Chen Y F
Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Opt Express. 2008 Dec 8;16(25):21149-54. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.021149.
We demonstrate the compact efficient multi-GHz Kerr-lens mode locking in a diode-pumped Nd:YVO(4) laser with a simple linear cavity without the need of any additional components. Experimental results reveal that the laser system can be characterized in stable single-pulse and multiple-pulse mode-locked operations. With a pump power of 2.5 W, the compact laser cavity produces average output powers greater than 0.8 W with a pulse width less than 10 ps in the range of 2-6 GHz.
