title: Nd:YLF mode-locked oscillator and regenerative amplifier.
abstract: Pulses of 37-psec duration are generated by a cw actively mode-locked Nd:YLF oscillator and subsequently amplified to 2.5 mJ in a cw-pumped Nd:YLF regenerative amplifier operating at a repetition rate of 500 Hz. In comparison, the same system refitted with Nd:YAG gain media produces longer pulses (~80 psec) with lower energy (1 mJ).
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bado
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Coe