High-energy short-pulse diode-pumped Nd:YVO{sub}4 laser and its applications for material sciences and biomedical imaging

摘要

There is a significant interest in developing ultrafast (femto- and pico- second) laser systems, which are simple to operate and inexpensive. Picosecond high-power diode-pumped solid state lasers are particular important because of their numerous applications in medicine and material processing. Most of attention is given to development of neodymium doped material with either saturable absorber [1] or nonlinear optical mirror [2, 3].