High-power, efficient, low-noise, continuous-wave all-solid-state Ti:Sapphire laser

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作者
Tsunekane, M [1 ]
Taguchi, N [1 ]
Inaba, H [1 ]
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[1] TOHOKU INST TECHNOL,TAIHAKU KU,SENDAI,MIYAGI 982,JAPAN
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10.1364/OL.21.001912
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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A cw 1.4-W TEM(00) single-frequency output, to our knowledge the highest ever reported, was obtained in a Ti:sapphire ring laser pumped by a diode-pumped, intracavity-doubled Nd:YAG laser, which provides 6.3 W of cw maximum TEM(00) green output. The electrical-optical conversion efficiency of the all-solid-state Ti:sapphire laser is 1.1%. A range of wavelength tuning of 150 nm with a narrow linewidth of <5 MHz is successfully demonstrated. The Ti:sapphire laser shows excellent low-noise characteristics, <-130 dB/Hz. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页数:3
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