Title :
All-solid-state compact high repetition rate modelocked Cr4+ :YAG laser
Author :
Mellish, R. ; Chernikov, S.V. ; French, P.M.W. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
fDate :
3/19/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report a compact, high repetition rare, all-solid-state Kerr-lens modelocked Cr4+:YAG laser, pumped by either a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser or a diode-pumped Yb-doped fibre laser. Femtosecond pulses have been obtained, tunable from 1.505 to 1.550 μm, with single beam modelocked average output powers as high as 280 mW at repetition rates of up to 1 GHz
Keywords :
chromium; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; yttrium compounds; 1 GHz; 1.505 to 1.55 micron; 280 mW; Kerr-lens; Nd:YVO4 laser pump; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; YVO4:Nd; Yb-doped fibre laser pump; femtosecond pulses; high repetition rate; modelocked Cr4+:YAG laser; solid-state compact laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980438
