Title :
Development of a diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSAF laser
Author :
Uemura, Sadao ; Torizuka, Kenji
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
fDate :
1/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSrAlF6 lasers are demonstrated with various prism pairs based on a recalculation of the condition for compensating the intracavity dispersion. The minimum pulse duration is 9.9 fs, which is the limit for ordinary nonchirped dielectric mirrors. To develop an efficient diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSAF laser, diode-pumping geometry is also discussed.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical Kerr effect; optical prisms; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 9.9 fs; Cr:LiSrAlF6 lasers; Kerr-lens mode-locked; LiSrAlF6:Cr; diode-pumped; diode-pumping geometry; intracavity dispersion; minimum pulse duration; mode-locked lasers; nonchirped dielectric mirrors; prism pairs; Chromium; Delay; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2002.806187