title: Compact efficient multi-GHz Kerr-lens mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Ross C C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D007909:Lenses; D008027:Light; D008904:Miniaturization; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation