Title :
Generation of two-color femtosecond pulses by cross-mode-locking Ti:sapphire and Cr:forsterite lasers
Author :
Zhiyi Wei ; Kobayashi, Y. ; Zhigang Zhang ; Torizuka, K.
Author_Institution :
New Energy & Ind. Technol. Dev. Organ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We report a dual-color femtosecond laser based on cross-mode-locking of a Ti:sapphire laser (850 nm) and a Cr:forsterite laser (1275 nm). They were synchronized at a repetition rate of 77 MHz by critically matching cavity lengths.
Keywords :
chromium; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; synchronisation; titanium; 1275 nm; 850 nm; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Cr:forsterite laser; Mg/sub 2/SiO/sub 4/:Cr; SESAM end mirror; Ti:sapphire laser; cavity length matching; concave mirrors; cross-mode-locking; dual-color femtosecond laser; fringe-resolved autocorrelations; fused silica prisms; synchronization; two-color femtosecond pulse generation; Frequency synchronization; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pulses; Oscilloscopes; Pulse generation; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971065
