title: Generation of subpicosecond pulses from a continuous-wave mode-locked Nd:YAG laser using a two-stage optical compression technique.
abstract: By using a two-stage optical-fiber grating pair pulse-compression technique, 1.06-microm pulses as short as 0.7 psec have been obtained from an actively mode-locked cw Nd:YAG laser. This represents an overall pulse-compression ratio of 113.
authors.affiliation: Photonics Group, Optics Section, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BZ, England.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sibbett
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Taylor