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
APA StyleLiu, S., Zhao, Y., Zhang, K., Chen, B., Zhang, N., Li, D., Zhang, H., Zhang, Y., Wang, L., Ding, S., & Zhang, Q. (2021). Tunable and Passively Mode-Locking Nd0.01:Gd0.89La0.1NbO4 Picosecond Laser. Molecules, 26(11), 3179. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113179