title: High-power picosecond Nd:GdVO4 laser mode locked by SHG in periodically poled stoichiometric lithium tantalate.
abstract: Periodically poled stoichiometric lithium-tantalate is used for mode locking of a diode-pumped Nd:GdVO(4) laser by intracavity second-harmonic generation. Stable and self-starting operation is observed achieving average output powers of up to 5 W at a pulse-repetition rate of 107 MHz. The obtained pulse durations range from 6.5 ps at maximum output power down to 3.2 ps at 1.4 W.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Sofia University, 5 James Bourchier Boulevard, BG-1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Hristo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iliev
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buchvarov
authors.forename: Sunao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurimura
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Petrov