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
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