Title :
Characteristics of 10-fs diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSAF and Cr:LiSGaF lasers
Author :
Uemura, S. ; Torizuka, K.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We succeed to improve the pulse duration of a diode-pumped KLM Cr:LiSrAlF/sub 6/ (Cr:LiSAF) laser using broadband chirped mirrors. Moreover, we apply the laser configuration for a Cr:LiSGaF laser to generate 10-fs pulses. These are, to our knowledge, the shortest pulses ever produced from Cr:LiSAF and Cr:LiSrGaF/sub 6/ (Cr:LiSGaF) lasers.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; chromium; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; 10 fs; Cr:LiSrAlF/sub 6/ lasers; Cr:LiSrGaF/sub 6/ lasers; LiSrAlF/sub 6/:Cr; LiSrGaF/sub 6/:Cr; broadband chirped mirrors; diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers; optical pulse generation; pulse duration; shortest pulses; Chirp; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033387
