Alexandrite-pumped alexandrite regenerative amplifier for femtosecond pulse amplification

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作者
Hariharan, A [1 ]
Fermann, ME [1 ]
Stock, ML [1 ]
Harter, DJ [1 ]
Squier, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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10.1364/OL.21.000128
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate a regenerative amplifier incorporating alexandrite as the gain medium that is pumped by an alexandrite laser. Temperature-altered gain permitted the 728-nm alexandrite pump laser, operating at room temperature, to pump a 780-800-nm alexandrite laser that was maintained at elevated temperatures. 200-fs pulses from a Ti:sapphire oscillator were amplified to the millijoule level. This system also amplified femtosecond pulses from a frequency-doubled Er-doped fiber laser. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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