Title :
All-solid-state femtosecond diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser
Author :
French, Paul M. W. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Delfyett, Peter J. ; Florez, L.T.
fDate :
2/3/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A femtosecond diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser has been demonstrated for the first time. A multiquantum well absorber has been used in a dispersion-compensated cavity to yield CW trains of transform-limited femtosecond pulses
Keywords :
chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; strontium compounds; CW trains; Cr:LiSrAlF6; LiSrAlF6:Cr; all-solid-state femtosecond diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser; dispersion-compensated cavity; fast saturable absorber; femtosecond laser; multiquantum well absorber; passive mode locking; transform-limited femtosecond pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940151