Generation of independently tunable subpicosecond pulses in the IR with adjustable pulse duration

Author

Laenen, R. ; Simeonidis, K. ; Laubereau, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Germany

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

137

Abstract

Summary form only given. We present an approach enabling independently tunable, intense pulses in extended tuning ranges with adjustable pulse duration. We start with a pulsed, flashlamp-pumped Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser utilizing Kerr-lens mode locking and electronic feedback control. The frequency-doubled laser radiation is well suited for the synchronous pumping of two singly resonant optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) in parallel.

Keywords

flash lamps; infrared sources; laser mode locking; laser tuning; lithium compounds; neodymium; optical Kerr effect; optical parametric oscillators; optical pumping; solid lasers; Kerr-lens mode locking; LiYF4:Nd; YLF:Nd; adjustable pulse duration; electronic feedback control; extended tuning ranges; frequency-doubled laser radiation; independently tunable subpicosecond pulse generation; pulsed flashlamp-pumped Nd:LiYF/sub 4/ laser; singly resonant optical parametric oscillators; synchronous pumping; Feedback control; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical tuning; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.675966

Filename

675966