Laser-diode-pumped transient mode locking

The authors have developed a pulsed diode-pumped mode-locked Q-switched and cavity-dumped Nd:YAG oscillator. Transient mode locking is discussed, with emphasis on the advantages of laser diode arrays as the pump source. Pulsed two-dimensional laser diode arrays are used to side pump the oscillator producing a single output pulse at 20 Hz with a pulse length of 95 ps and energy of 1 mJ.<
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