Comparative studies of semiconductor saturable absorber mirror mode-locking dynamics in pulsed diode-end-pumped picosecond Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YAG lasers

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2006-06-16
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Ultrashortpulsesweregeneratedinpassivelymode-lockedNd:YAGandNd:GdVO4laserspumpedbyapulsedlaserdiodewith10-Hzrepetitionrate.Stablemode-lockedpulsetrainswereproducedwiththepulsewidthof10ps.Theevolutionofthemode-lockedpulsewasobservedintheexperimentandwasdiscussedindetail.ComparingthepulseevolutionsofNd:YAGandNd:GdVO4lasers,wefoundthatthebuilduptimeofthesteady-statemode-lockingwithsemiconductorsaturableabsorbermirrors(SESAMs)wasrelevanttotheupper-statelifetimeandtheemissioncross-sectionofthegainmedium.