Q-switched mode-locked and azimuthally polarized Nd:GdVO4 laser with semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

Kun Guei Hong, Bi Jin Hung, Shih Ting Lin, Ming Dar Wei

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Abstract

A Q-switched mode-locked Nd:GdVO4 laser with azimuthal polarization was generated using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror. On the basis of the birefringence of the laser crystal inducing different equivalent lengths for ordinary and extraordinary rays, beams were azimuthally polarized around the edge of a stable cavity region. At a pump power of 9W, the repetition rate and width for the Q-switched envelope were 318 kHz and 0.91 μs, and the mode-locked pulse repetition rate and pulse width were 455MHz and 65 ps, respectively. The degree of polarization was controllable up to 95.4 ± 1.4%.

Original languageEnglish
Article number60303
JournalJapanese journal of applied physics
Volume55
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Jun

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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