Tunable and Passively Mode-Locking Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 Picosecond Laser
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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T (%) | Wavelength (nm) | Output Power (W) |
---|---|---|
1 | 1058.05 | 0.83 |
1065.29 | 1.11 | |
1065.61 | 0.86 | |
1091.98 | 0.58 | |
1092.29 | 1.00 | |
1092.61 | 0.98 | |
1092.92 | 0.79 | |
10 | 1065.29 | 4.13 |
1092.29 | 3.03 | |
1092.61 | 2.83 | |
15 | 1065.29 | 4.60 |
1092.29 | 0.43 | |
1092.61 | 0.31 |
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Liu, S.; Zhao, Y.; Zhang, K.; Chen, B.; Zhang, N.; Li, D.; Zhang, H.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, L.; Ding, S.; et al. Tunable and Passively Mode-Locking Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 Picosecond Laser. Molecules 2021, 26, 3179. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113179
Liu S, Zhao Y, Zhang K, Chen B, Zhang N, Li D, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Wang L, Ding S, et al. Tunable and Passively Mode-Locking Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 Picosecond Laser. Molecules. 2021; 26(11):3179. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113179
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Shande, Yuqing Zhao, Ke Zhang, Bo Chen, Ning Zhang, Dehua Li, Huiyun Zhang, Yuping Zhang, Lihua Wang, Shoujun Ding, and et al. 2021. "Tunable and Passively Mode-Locking Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 Picosecond Laser" Molecules 26, no. 11: 3179. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113179