Title :
Watt-level Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:ZnS laser at 2.4 μm
Author :
Tolstik, Nikolai ; Sorokin, Evgeni ; Sorokina, Irina T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
Power scaling of Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:ZnS femtosecond oscillator allows reaching 1 W output power and pulse energies over 8 nJ. Soliton and chirped-pulse regimes result in 68 fs and 0.8-2 ps pulses, respectively.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; lenses; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; semiconductor lasers; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnS:Cr; chirped-pulse regimes; femtosecond oscillator; output power; power 1 W; power scaling; pulse energies; soliton; time 0.8 ps to 2 ps; time 68 fs; watt-level Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:ZnS laser; wavelength 2.4 mum; Cavity resonators; Chirp; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Power generation; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
