KERR-LENS MODE-LOCKED DIODE-PUMPED CR-LISGAF LASER

被引:33
作者
YANOVSKY, VP
WISE, FW
CASSANHO, A
JENSSEN, HP
机构
[1] LIGHTNING OPT CORP,TARPON SPRINGS,FL 34689
[2] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,CTR RES ELECTROOPT & LASERS,ORLANDO,FL 32816
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D O I
10.1364/OL.20.001304
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We have demonstrated stable and self-sustaining Kerr-lens mode locking of a Cr:LiSGAF laser pumped by AlGaInP laser diodes. A hard aperture near one end of the laser provides the necessary amplitude modulation. This all-solid-state system generates transform-limited 100-fs pulses, tunable from 810 to 860 nn. The average power at 830 nm is 35 mW, with fluctuations of much less than 1%. The thermal properties of Cr:LiSGAF will permit scaling of these results to higher power.
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页码:1304 / 1306
页数:3
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