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Nd: YVO4 laser mode locked by cascading of second order nonlinearities

Magni et al., 1998

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5156904913171323130
Author
Magni V
Zavelani-Rossi M
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Optics communications

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Experimental results on an end pumped CW Nd: YVO4 laser mode locked using cascading of second order nonlinearities in an intracavity KTP crystal are reported. The mode locking technique exploits the nonlinear transverse phase distortion arising during second harmonic …
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