Title :
Pulse-pumped CW tunable Ti:sapphire laser
Author_Institution :
Kapteyn-Murnane Labs., Inc., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A cryogenically-cooled CW tunable Ti:sapphire laser, pumped by a frequency-doubled pulsed fiber laser, was demonstrated. Output power > 8 W with an M2 value < 1.05 and a 160-nm tuning range with < 0.07 nm linewidth were demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cooling; laser tuning; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; cryogenically-cooled solid laser; frequency-doubled pulsed fiber laser; laser tuning; optical pumping; wavelength 160 nm; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; (140.3590) Lasers, titanium; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
