Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Femtosecond Yb:GdYSiO5 Laser Directly Pumped by a Laser Diode
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Layout
3. Experimental Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhu, J.; Gao, Z.; Tian, W.; Wang, J.; Wang, Z.; Wei, Z.; Zheng, L.; Su, L.; Xu, J. Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Femtosecond Yb:GdYSiO5 Laser Directly Pumped by a Laser Diode. Appl. Sci. 2015, 5, 817-824. https://doi.org/10.3390/app5040817
Zhu J, Gao Z, Tian W, Wang J, Wang Z, Wei Z, Zheng L, Su L, Xu J. Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Femtosecond Yb:GdYSiO5 Laser Directly Pumped by a Laser Diode. Applied Sciences. 2015; 5(4):817-824. https://doi.org/10.3390/app5040817
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Jiangfeng, Ziye Gao, Wenlong Tian, Junli Wang, Zhaohua Wang, Zhiyi Wei, Lihe Zheng, Liangbi Su, and Jun Xu. 2015. "Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Femtosecond Yb:GdYSiO5 Laser Directly Pumped by a Laser Diode" Applied Sciences 5, no. 4: 817-824. https://doi.org/10.3390/app5040817