SELF-MODE-LOCKED DIODE-PUMPED CR-LISAF LASER

被引:35
作者
DYMOTT, MJP
FERGUSON, AI
机构
[1] Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG, John Anderson Building
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D O I
10.1364/OL.19.001988
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe an all-solid-state tunable self-mode-locked Cr:LiSAF laser that is pumped with a single 250-mW laser diode and produces almost-bandwidth-limited pulses of 97-fs duration. The self-mode locking is initiated by a regeneratively driven acousto-optic modulator, and the cavity incorporates a hard aperture in the form of an adjustable slit. The design considerations for low-threshold self-mode-locked diode-pumped lasers are outlined.
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页码:1988 / 1990
页数:3
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