Mode locked Nd:YVO4 laser with intracavity synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6100, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Zavadilová, Alena ^a   Kubeček, Václav ^a   Čech, Miroslav ^a   Hiršl, Petr ^a   Jelínková, Helena ^a   Diels, Jean Claude ^b  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mode locked Nd:YVO4 laser; Parametric oscillator; Passive mode locking; Synchronous pumping

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIODES; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL RESONATORS; SENSORS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

BREWSTER CUT SINGLE GRATING; MODE-LOCKED ND:YVO4LASER; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; SYNCHRONOUS PUMPING;

PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 33646169370     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.645906     Document Type: Conference Paper

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