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
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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," Chin. Opt. Lett. 19, 091403 (2021)
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)