High energy and short pulses generation by Nd:Yttrium Aluminum Garnet laser mode-locked using frequency doubling nonlinear mirror

Alaa Addin Mani, Dan Lis, Laurent Grawet, Laurent Dreesen, Paul Thiry, André Peremans, Christophe Silien

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Abstract

The generation of laser pulses with energies of >40 mJ at 25 Hz and durations variable from 15 ps to 45 ps using an Nd:yttrium aluminum garnet laser mode-locked with a Stankov nonlinear mirror is demonstrated. This laser is used to pump an optical parametric generator-amplifier, which is tunable in the visible spectral range.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-138
JournalOptics Communications
Volume276
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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