Title :
Mode-locking in solid state lasers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fDate :
11/3/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author discusses advanced self-mode-locking techniques. These have enabled the utilisation of essentially the full bandwidth available from laser gain media and hence have led to the generation of pulses of only a few femtosecond duration. The combination of diode pumping, tunability, and ultrashort pulse generation made possible by this new generation of lasers opens up exceptional opportunities for widespread application of solid state laser technology which has hitherto been restricted to a few centres of expertise
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical Kerr effect; optical frequency conversion; solid lasers; advanced self-mode-locking techniques; diode pumped lasers; diode pumping; femtosecond pulse generation; nonlinear frequency conversion; nonlinear mode locking; optical Kerr effect; solid state lasers; tunability; ultrashort pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra-Short Optical Pulses, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
