SELF-MODE-LOCKED CR3+LICAALF6 LASER

被引:34
作者
LIKAMWA, P
CHAI, BHT
MILLER, A
机构
[1] Center for Research in Electro-Optics and Lasers, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826
[2] Departments of Physics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida
[3] Departments of Physics and Electrical Engineering, University of Central Florida
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D O I
10.1364/OL.17.001438
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A cw-pumped Cr3+:LiCaAlF6 laser has been configured to produce chirp-free, self-mode-locked pulses of 170-fs duration. The prism-dispersion-compensated cavity contained no active or passive mode-locking device. Mode locking was accomplished through self-focusing in the LiCaAlF6 Crystal with 2.5 W of red light from a cw krypton laser. Rocking of the output coupler initiated the ultrashort-pulse formation.
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