Title :
Tunable picosecond all solid-state Cr:LiSAF laser
Author :
Aoshima, S. ; Itoh, H. ; Kuroyanagi, K. ; Takiguchi, Y. ; Ohbayashi, Y. ; Hirano, I. ; Tsuchiya, Y.
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hamamatsu Photonics KK, Japan
Abstract :
Many kinds of experiments about all solid-state Cr:LiSAF laser have been made for the purpose of generating tunable femtosecond pulses. For the first time, a tunable all solid-state cw laser having tunability over more than 100 nm was developed by using new spectrum selection self-injection locking (SSSIL) method in 1992. We report that we have realized tunable picosecond radiation from an all solid-state laser with 146~200 ps pulses in a 88 nm range. Also, 70 fs pulse generation was achieved using a Kerr-lens mode-locking pumped with an Ar+ laser
Keywords :
argon; chromium; gas lasers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical Kerr effect; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 100 nm; 146 to 200 ps; 70 fs; 88 nm; Ar; Ar+ laser; Cr:LiSAF laser; Kerr-lens mode-locking; LiSrAlF6:Cr; solid-state cw laser; spectrum selection self-injection locking; tunability; tunable femtosecond pulses; tunable picosecond radiation; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical reflection; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1994. IMTC/94. Conference Proceedings. 10th Anniversary. Advanced Technologies in I & M., 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hamamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1880-3
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1994.351952
