Abstract
We first experimentally demonstrate a laser-diode end-pumped self-Q-switched and mode-locked Nd,Cr:YAG green laser with a KTP crystal as the intra-cavity frequency doubler. The device produces an average output power of 680 mW at 532 nm. The corresponding pulse width of the Q-switched envelope of the green laser is 170 ± 20 ns. The mode-locked pulses have a repetition rate of approximately 183 MHz and the average pulse duration is estimated to be around sub-nanosecond. It is found that the intra-cavity frequency doubling greatly improves the modulation depth and stability of the mode-locked pulses within the Q-switched envelope.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 024 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1522-1525 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chinese Physics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cr:YAG crystal
- Frequency doubling
- Green laser
- Nd
- Self-Q-switched and mode-locked pulses