Title :
Sub-100 fs Kerr lens modelocked Cr4+:YAG laser
Author :
Tong, Y.P. ; French, Paul M. W. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Shestakov, A.V.
fDate :
4/29/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Sub-100 fs pulse generation from a Kerr lens modelocked Cr4+ :YAG laser has been demonstrated for the first time, yielding femtosecond pulses tunable from 1.49 to 1.56 μm with pulses as short as 90 fs obtained at 1.53 μm
Keywords :
chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; solid lasers; 1.49 to 1.56 mum; 100 fs; 90 fs; Cr4+:YAG laser; Kerr lens modelocked; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; sub-100 fs pulse generation; tunable fs laser pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940489