Generation of femtosecond pulses through second-harmonic compression of the output of a Nd:YAG laser
Arvydas UmbrasasDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131James J. JacobContinuum, 3150 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051G. ValiulisA. PiskarskasJean Claude DielsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
1995en
ABI
Abstract
We report a greater than 20-fold compression during second-harmonic generation from an active–passive mode-locked Nd:YAG laser controlled by passive negative feedback. A compression ratio of 32 times is achieved in the beam center, resulting in a pulse duration of 360 fs.
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