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Passive mode-locking of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO(4) laser by intracavity SHG in PPKTP
Hristo Iliev1, Danail Chuchumishev, Ivan Buchvarov
1Department of Quantum Electronics, Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, 5 James Bourchier Blvd.,BG-1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Abstract:
Experimental results on passive mode-locking of a Nd:YVO(4) laser using intracavity frequency doubling in periodically poled KTP (PPKTP) crystal are reported. Both, negative cascaded chi((2)) lensing and frequency doubling nonlinear mirror (FDNLM) are exploited for the laser mode-locking. The FDNLM based on intensity dependent reflection in the laser cavity ensures self-starting and self-sustaining mode-locking while the cascaded chi((2)) lens process contributes to substantial pulse shortening. This hybrid technique enables generation of stable trains of pulses at high-average output power with several picoseconds pulse width. The pulse repetition rate of the laser is 117 MHz with average output power ranging from 0.5 to 3.1 W and pulse duration from 2.9 to 5.2 ps.
