Title :
Femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:YAG laser with an astigmatically compensated and tightly arranged cavity operating at a 2.3-GHz repetition rate
Author_Institution :
Adv. Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
Summary from only given. High-repetition-rate Cr/sup 4+/:YAG femtosecond lasers operating at nearly 1.5 /spl mu/m have potential applications in optical communications. To obtain an optimized cavity operating at a 2.6-GHz repetition rate, we must determine the best cavity parameters. In this study, we experimentally find these parameters using a three-element cavity.
Keywords :
chromium; compensation; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; optimisation; solid lasers; 1.5 micron; GHz repetition rate; YAG:Cr/sup 4+/; YAl5O12:Cr; astigmatically compensated tightly arranged laser cavity; cavity parameters; femtosecond Cr/sup 4+/:YAG laser; three-element cavity; Biomedical optical imaging; Chromium; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Ring lasers; Ultrafast optics;
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.2002.1033429
