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20 mJ, 1 ps Yb:YAG Thin-disk Regenerative Amplifier
Published on: July 12, 2017
Diode-pumped single-frequency Nd:YVO(4) laser with a set of coupled resonators
Abstract:
350 mW of single-frequency power from a diode-pumped solid-state Nd:YVO(4) laser has been obtained from a coupled resonator design without any intracavity elements. Single-frequency operation was obtained by use of a very short laser rod and a coupled resonator design. The two coupled resonators were formed by the two faces of a very short Nd:YVO(4) laser crystal and an output coupling mirror. The interaction of the two coupled cavities caused a modification of the eigenmodes supporting laser action in a single longitudinal mode. This design, which is extremely simple, represents a cost-eff icient way of obtaining single-frequency output.
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