Title :
Femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:YAG laser with a 2.4-GHz repetition rate
Author_Institution :
Adv. Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
A femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:YAG laser consisting of a three-mirror cavity was miniaturized to produce a pulse train of about 2.4 GHz. Moreover, a two-mirror cavity with a potentially higher repetition rate was newly developed.
Keywords :
chromium; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; GHz repetition rate; YAG:Cr/sup 4+/; YAl5O12:Cr; femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:YAG laser; pulse train; repetition rate; three-mirror cavity; two-mirror cavity; Chromium; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Lenses; Mirrors; Optimized production technology; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stability; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967999