• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 7, Issue 4, 452 (2019)
Jie Guo1, Wei Wang1、2, Hua Lin1, and Xiaoyan Liang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.7.000452 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jie Guo, Wei Wang, Hua Lin, Xiaoyan Liang. High power, microjoule-level diffraction-limited picosecond oscillator based on Nd:GdVO4 bulk crystal[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(4): 452 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the passively mode-locked picosecond oscillator extended with a q-preserving MPC. The insets show spot patterns on the MPC mirrors.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the passively mode-locked picosecond oscillator extended with a q-preserving MPC. The insets show spot patterns on the MPC mirrors.
    Output performance of three different operation regimes.
    Fig. 2. Output performance of three different operation regimes.
    Oscilloscope trace of the pulse train at a repetition rate of 7.7 MHz.
    Fig. 3. Oscilloscope trace of the pulse train at a repetition rate of 7.7 MHz.
    Radio frequency spectrum of the oscillator (a) at the fundamental beat note with a resolution bandwidth of 1 kHz, and (b) at the 100 MHz wide span range with a resolution bandwidth of 100 kHz.
    Fig. 4. Radio frequency spectrum of the oscillator (a) at the fundamental beat note with a resolution bandwidth of 1 kHz, and (b) at the 100 MHz wide span range with a resolution bandwidth of 100 kHz.
    Measured autocorrelation trace, assuming a Gaussian-shaped pulse; inset shows the optical spectrum of the output pulses.
    Fig. 5. Measured autocorrelation trace, assuming a Gaussian-shaped pulse; inset shows the optical spectrum of the output pulses.
    Beam quality and far-field beam profile.
    Fig. 6. Beam quality and far-field beam profile.
    Power stability of the oscillator output at full pump power.
    Fig. 7. Power stability of the oscillator output at full pump power.
    Jie Guo, Wei Wang, Hua Lin, Xiaoyan Liang. High power, microjoule-level diffraction-limited picosecond oscillator based on Nd:GdVO4 bulk crystal[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(4): 452
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