Self-starting five optical cycle pulse generation in Cr4+:: YAG laser

被引：20

作者：

Naumov, S ^{[1
]}

Sorokin, E ^{[1
]}

Kalashnikov, VL ^{[1
]}

Tempea, G ^{[1
]}

Sorokina, IT ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] TU Wien, Inst Photonik, A-1040 Vienna, Austria

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2003年 / 76卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1007/s00340-002-1022-5

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We report stable self-starting near-transform-limited 26-fs pulses at 250-mW output power from a Kerr-lens mode-locked (KLM) Cr4+:YAG laser using chirped mirrors in combination with prisms. The highest output power achieved in KLM regime was 600 mW at 55-fs pulse duration. The experimental results agree well with the results of theoretical analysis with respect to KLM self-starting ability and stability against continuous-wave and multi-pulse operation. Parameter ranges for stable transform-limited KLM pulses as well as the shortest achievable pulse durations are established. Using an InGaAs-InP semiconductor saturable absorber mirror we could obtain self-starting 57-fs pulses at the average output power of 200 mW. Two-photon absorption was found to be the main mechanism favoring the multiple-pulse operation.

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