Intracavity frequency-doubled femtosecond Cr4+:forsterite laser

被引:8
作者
Liu, TM [1 ]
Tai, SP
Sun, CK
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Grad Inst Electroopt Engn, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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D O I
10.1364/AO.40.001957
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The generation of femtosecond optical pulses centered at similar to 620 nm directly from an all-solid-state laser oscillator is reported. Red pulses with pulse widths of the order of 170 fs were obtained with 24-mW average power at an 81-MHz repetition rate. They were achieved by intracavity frequency doubling of a mode-locked Cr4+:forsterite laser with a 1-mm-thick beta -BaB2O4 crystal. The process of laser mode locking was modified by surface coating the doubling crystal. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America
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页码:1957 / 1960
页数:4
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