Title :
Kilohertz Cr:forsterite regenerative amplifier
Author :
Evans, J.M. ; Petricevic, V. ; Delgado, Andrea ; Alfano, Robert R. ; Qiang Fu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., City Coll. of New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Cr:forsterite is a vibronic laser source tunable in the near-infrared spectral region in the range 1.15-1.35 /spl mu/m. In this paper, we report for the first time, to our knowledge, on the operation of a regenerative amplifier system based upon Cr:forsterite. Self-mode-locked Cr:forsterite lasers have generated pulses as short as 25 fs, theoretically the large bandwidth of the Cr:forsterite laser emission can support sub-20-fs pulses. To minimize optical damage in the amplifier rod we have utilized the technique of chirped pulse amplification (CPA).
Keywords :
chirp modulation; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser mode locking; laser transitions; magnesium compounds; solid lasers; 1.15 to 1.35 mum; 20 fs; 25 fs; Cr:forsterite; Cr:forsterite laser emission; Cr:forsterite lasers; Mg/sub 2/SiO/sub 4/:Cr; amplifier rod; chirped pulse amplification; kilohertz Cr:forsterite regenerative amplifier; large bandwidth; laser tuning; near-infrared spectral region; optical pulse generation; regenerative amplifier system; self-mode-locked; sub-20-fs pulses; vibronic laser source; Bandwidth; Chirp; Laser theory; Operational amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical pulse generation; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
