Title :
Intracavity-dispersion analysis of an all-solid-state femtosecond Cr:LiSAF laser
Author :
Uemura, S. ; Torizuka, K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Div., Electrotech. Lab., Tsukuba, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
Mode-locked Cr:LiSAF lasers are attractive femtosecond (fs)-pulse sources which can directly be pumped by compact diode lasers. Although 14.8-fs pulses were generated using Kr-ion laser as a pumping source, the pulse durations from all-solid-state Cr:LiSAF lasers have been no shorter than 18 fs. In the report we analyze intracavity dispersions of the all-solid-state femtosecond Cr:LiSAF laser which produces 12-fs pulses, This is to our knowledge the shortest pulses ever produced from a mode-locked Cr:LiSAF laser.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; chromium; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical materials; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 12 fs; 14.8 fs; 18 fs; Cr:LiSrAlF/sub 6/ laser; Kr; Kr-ion laser; LiSrAlF/sub 6/:Cr; all-solid-state femtosecond laser; all-solid-state lasers; compact diode lasers; femtosecond pulse sources; intracavity dispersions; intracavity-dispersion analysis; mode-locked laser; pulse durations; pumping source; Delay estimation; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811378
