High Compact, High Quality Single Longitudinal Mode Hundred Picoseconds Laser Based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Pulse Compression

A high beam quality hundred picoseconds single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) laser is demonstrated based on stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) pulse compression and aberration compensation. Flash-lamp-pumped Q-switched Nd3+:Y3Al5O12 (Nd:YAG) SLM laser with Cr4+:Y3Al5O12 (Cr4+:YAG) as a saturable absorb...

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Main Authors: Zhenxu Bai, Yulei Wang, Zhiwei Lu, Hang Yuan, Zhenxing Zheng, Sensen Li, Yi Chen, Zhaohong Liu, Can Cui, Hongli Wang, Rui Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/6/1/29