• DocumentCode
    387408
  • Title

    Tunable and compact femtosecond Cr:LiSAF lasers: single prism and prismless approaches

  • Author

    Stormont, B. ; Agate, B. ; Kemp, A.J. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Sibbett, W. ; Szipöcs, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    10-14 Nov. 2002
  • Firstpage
    508
  • Abstract
    50 nm and 30 nm of smooth, continuous tuning is demonstrated in a compact Cr:LiSAF laser using single-prism and prismless approaches respectively. Pulses of ∼150 fs in duration are generated for electrical drive powers of < 1.2 W.
  • Keywords
    chromium; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical prisms; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; strontium compounds; 1.2 W; 150 fs; LiSrAlF6:Cr; electrical drive powers; prismless approach; pulses; single prism approach; smooth continuous tuning; tunable compact femtosecond Cr:LiSAF lasers; Bandwidth; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7500-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159404
  • Filename
    1159404