Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 9, 091403(2021)

Theoretical analysis of periodically poled LiNbO3 nonlinear mirror and its application in a passively mode-locked Nd:YSAG laser

Lina Zhao1,2、*, Fangxin Cai1, Luyang Tong1, Ye Yuan1, Wenyu Zhang1, and Yangjian Cai1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Electronics, Center of Light Manipulations and Applications, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
  • 2Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, Jinan 250014, China
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    Lina Zhao, Fangxin Cai, Luyang Tong, Ye Yuan, Wenyu Zhang, Yangjian Cai. Theoretical analysis of periodically poled LiNbO3 nonlinear mirror and its application in a passively mode-locked Nd:YSAG laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(9): 091403

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 23, 2020

    Accepted: Mar. 4, 2021

    Published Online: Jun. 15, 2021

    The Author Email: Lina Zhao (lnzhao@sdnu.edu.cn), Yangjian Cai (yangjiancai@suda.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202119.091403

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