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Diode-pumped mode-locked operation of a Nd,Y-codoped:SrF2 Laser

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The continuously mode-locked operation of a novel Nd,Y:SrF2 laser pumped by the low power 796 nm multimode laser diode and mode-locked using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror is demonstrated. The continuous train of pulses with the total output power of 70 mW and the pulse duration of 0.9 ps with the repetition rate of 142 MHz at the wavelength of 1.06 μm was generated from the resonator without dispersion compensation giving a good potential for generation of femtosecond pulses from a diode pumped system.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the Czech Science Foundation—Project No. 102/13/08888S, Czech Ministry of Education Program KONTAKT II No. LH14308 and National Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61178056, 61422511, and 51432007).

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  1. Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Břehová 7, Prague, Czech Republic

    Václav Kubeček, Michal Jelínek, Miroslav Čech & David Vyhlídal

  2. Key Laboratory of Transparent and Opto-functional Inorganic Materials, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, China

    Liangbi Su, Dapeng Jiang, Fengkai Ma, Xiaobo Qian, Jingya Wang & Jun Xu

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This article is part of the Topical Collection on TERA-MIR: Materials, Generation, Detection and Applications.

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Kubeček, V., Jelínek, M., Čech, M. et al. Diode-pumped mode-locked operation of a Nd,Y-codoped:SrF2 Laser. Opt Quant Electron 48, 264 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-016-0532-z

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