• DocumentCode
    1136589
  • Title

    Low misalignment sensitivity Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Cr4+:Forsterite laser for nonlinear microscopy

  • Author

    Agnesi, Antonio ; Guandalini, Annalisa ; Lucca, Andrea ; Reali, Giancarlo ; Tomaselli, Alessandra ; Vacchi, Carla

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettronica, Universita di Pavia, Italy
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    1569
  • Lastpage
    1574
  • Abstract
    We optimized a Kerr-lens mode-locked (KLM) femtosecond Cr4+:forsterite laser using a five-mirror cavity, taking advantage of its peculiar low misalignment sensitivity and using an effective KLM mapping technique. A simple scanning nonlinear microscope based on this laser source has been developed and second harmonic images of the layered structure of a microchip are presented.
  • Keywords
    chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical harmonic generation; optical images; optical microscopy; solid lasers; Cr+:forsterite laser; Kerr-lens mode-locked laser; Kerr-lens mode-locked mapping; MgSiO4:Cr; femtosecond laser; five-mirror cavity; layered microchip structure; low misalignment sensitivity; nonlinear microscopy; scanning nonlinear microscope; second harmonic images; Chromium; Laser mode locking; Microchip lasers; Optical microscopy; Optical pulse generation; Optical resonators; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; Laser resonators; microscopy; solid lasers; ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2004.835722
  • Filename
    1344137
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1136589