title: Efficient high-power terahertz beating in a dual-wavelength synchronously mode-locked laser with dual gain media.
abstract: We originally present a novel tactic to accomplish a compact efficient dual-wavelength synchronously mode-locked laser by physically combining the Nd:YVO4 crystal to the Nd:GdVO4 crystal as a composite gain medium. With the developed method, the total output power at 1.06 μm could be effectually produced to reach 1.3 W under the optimally balanced two-color intensities. The corresponding mode-locked pulse width and repetition rate are measured to be 47 ps and 2.86 GHz, respectively. Through the optical beating between two carrier frequencies of dual-color synchronous pulses, a train of 0.32 THz ultrashort pulses is further generated with the effective duration of down to 1.6 ps.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen