DocumentCode
3544240
Title
Efficient femtosecond Cr/sup 3+/:LiSAF laser powered by penlight batteries
Author
Hopkins, J.-M. ; Valentine, G.J. ; Sibbett, W. ; Aus der Au, J. ; Keller, Ulrich
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK
fYear
1998
fDate
3-8 May 1998
Firstpage
331
Lastpage
332
Abstract
Summary form only given. We report the operation of a low-threshold four-mirror laser using an AlGaAs semiconductor saturable absorbing mirror (SESAM) supplied by the Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, to enable selfstarting femtosecond operation.
Keywords
aluminium compounds; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; secondary cells; solid lasers; strontium compounds; AlGaAs; AlGaAs semiconductor saturable absorbing mirror; Cr:LiSrAlF/sub 6/ fs laser; Federal Institute of Technology; LiSrAlF/sub 6/:Cr; Zurich; femtosecond Cr/sup 3+/:LiSAF laser; low-threshold four-mirror laser; penlight batteries; selfstarting femtosecond operation; Batteries; Chromium; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-339-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676249
Filename
676249
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