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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Laser Physics
    • Semiconductor Devices

    Background:

    • Picosecond lasers are crucial for various scientific and industrial applications.
    • Achieving efficient and stable mode locking is key to generating ultrashort laser pulses.
    • Semiconductor devices offer unique nonlinear optical properties for laser modulation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate all-optical active mode locking in a picosecond neodymium-doped yttrium orthovanadate (Nd:YVO4) laser.
    • To investigate the use of an intracavity semiconductor nonlinear Fabry-Perot mirror for laser pulse generation.
    • To analyze the influence of optical carrier injection on laser pulse characteristics.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of an intracavity semiconductor nonlinear Fabry-Perot mirror within a Nd:YVO4 laser cavity.
    • Modulation of the Fabry-Perot mirror's reflectivity through optical carrier injection.
    • Measurement and analysis of the generated picosecond laser pulse widths.

    Main Results:

    • Successful demonstration of all-optical active mode locking in the Nd:YVO4 laser.
    • The semiconductor nonlinear Fabry-Perot mirror effectively modulated laser reflectivity.
    • Generated pulse widths ranged from 6 to 20 picoseconds, consistent with typical passively mode-locked Nd:YVO4 lasers.

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    • All-optical active mode locking is feasible using semiconductor nonlinear Fabry-Perot mirrors.
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