Prismless passively mode-locked femtosecond Cr:LiSGaF laser

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作者
Sorokina, IT
Sorokin, E
Wintner, E
Cassanho, A
Jenssen, HP
Szipocs, R
机构
[1] LIGHTNING OPT CORP,TARPON SPRINGS,FL 34689
[2] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,CTR RES ELECTROOPT & LASERS,ORLANDO,FL 32826
[3] RES INST SOLID STATE PHYS,H-1525 BUDAPEST,HUNGARY
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10.1364/OL.21.001165
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSrGaF laser containing no intracavity prisms has been demonstrated for the first time to the authors' knowledge. The laser produced stable near-transform-limited 44-fs pulses with an output power of 200 mW, tunable between 833 and 857 nm. Low-loss Gires-Tournois structured dielectric mirrors were used for dispersion control. The measured group-delay dispersion of the active medium as well as of the mirrors permitted to minimize the number of reflections, permitting higher output power. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码:1165 / 1167
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