Title :
Femtosecond diode-pumped Cr:LiSGAF lasers
Author :
Yanovsky, Victor P. ; Korytin, Alexey ; Wise, Frank W. ; Cassanho, Arlete ; Jenssen, Hans P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
fDate :
9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design and performance of diode-pumped Cr:LiSrGaAlF6 lasers mode-locked by Kerr-lens mode-locking and a solid-state saturable absorber are described. The different regimes of operation of the laser mode-locked by the saturable absorber are discussed. Both lasers generate 100-fs pulses with average powers of 40 mW and low fluctuations
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; chromium; fluctuations; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 100 fs; 40 mW; Cr:LiSrGaAlF6 lasers; Kerr-lens mode-locking; LiSrAlF6:Cr; average powers; femtosecond diode-pumped Cr:LiSGAF lasers; fs pulse generation; laser mode-locking; low fluctuations; saturable absorber; solid-state saturable absorber; Chromium; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor diodes;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.571745