Title :
12-fs, diode-pumped Cr/sup 3+/:LiCAF laser
Author :
Wagenblast, P. ; Morgner, U. ; Grawert, F. ; Kartner, F.X.
Author_Institution :
High-Frequency & Quantum Electron. Lab., Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
12-fs-pulses from a diode-pumped, soft-aperture Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr/sup 3+/:LiCAF laser with a spectral bandwidth of 143 nm, 25 mW of output power at a repetition rate of 112 MHz are demonstrated.
Keywords :
chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical pumping; solid lasers; 112 MHz; 12 fs; 25 mW; Cr/sup 3+/:LiCAF laser; LiCaAlF/sub 6/:Cr; diode pump; femtosecond pulses; mode-locked laser; soft-aperture Kerr-lens; spectral bandwidth; Autocorrelation; Bandwidth; Chromium; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238445
