Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 2, 0201008(2023)
LD-Pumped Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Yb∶KGW Femtosecond Laser with GHz Repetition Rate
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Yuehang Chen, Li Zheng, Haijing Mai, Yang Yu, Wenlong Tian, Jiangfeng Zhu, Zhiyi Wei. LD-Pumped Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Yb∶KGW Femtosecond Laser with GHz Repetition Rate[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(2): 0201008
Category: laser devices and laser physics
Received: Mar. 9, 2022
Accepted: Apr. 25, 2022
Published Online: Feb. 10, 2023
The Author Email: Tian Wenlong (wltian@xidian.edu.cn), Zhu Jiangfeng (jfzhu@xidian.edu.cn)