Title :
A novel cavity design for femtosecond Cr:LiSAF laser pumped by a single high-power diode laser
Author :
Uemura, Sadao ; Miyazaki, Kenzo
Author_Institution :
Electrotech. Lab., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSAF lasers are attractive femtosecond pulse sources which can directly be pumped by compact diode lasers. In this paper, we demonstrate a novel cavity design for the Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSAF laser pumped by a single high-power diode laser.
Keywords :
chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; optical pumping; solid lasers; Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSAF laser; LiSrAlF/sub 6/:Cr; cavity design; femtosecond pulse source; single high-power diode laser pumping; Diode lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical pulse generation; Optimized production technology; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565143