Subnanosecond KTiOPO4 optical parametric oscillator intracavity pumped by a Kerr-lens, mode-locked YVO4/Nd:YVO4 laser coupled with an acousto-optic modulator

Hongwei Chu; Jia Zhao; Kejian Yang; Shengzhi Zhao; Tao Li; Dechun Li; Guiqiu Li; Wenchao Qiao

doi:10.1364/prj.3.000260

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