title: Spontaneous picosecond pulse generation in a diode-pumped Nd:YAP laser.
abstract: We present the first observation, to the best of our knowledge, the spontaneous generation of picoseconds pulse trains in a diode-pumped Nd:YAP laser with gigahertz repetition rate. Spatially dependent temporal dynamics were experimentally observed. After theoretically reconstruct the experimental temporal-resolved patterns, we verify that the complicated spatially-dependent temporal dynamics were originated from simultaneous coherent locking combination of fundamental and several additional higher-order transverse modes.
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yanying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ge
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yihui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhenqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen