Title :
All solid-state Cr:LiSAF laser
Author :
Aoshima, Shin-ichiro ; Itoh, Haruyasu ; Kuroyanagi, Kazuyoshi ; Takiguchi, Yoshihiro ; Ohbayashi, Yasushi ; Tsuchiya, Yutaka
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hamamatsu Photonics KK, Japan
fDate :
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Many kinds of experiments about all solid-state Cr:LiSAF lasers have been reported. A tunable all solid-state cw laser having tunability over more than 100 nm was developed by using the spectrum selection self-injection locking (SSSIL) method in 1992. The authors realize tunable picosecond radiation from an all solid-state laser with 146-200 ps pulses in an 88 nm range. Also, 70 fs pulse generation was achieved using a Kerr-lens mode-locking pumped with an Ar+ laser
Keywords :
chromium; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical pumping; solid lasers; 146 to 200 ps; 70 fs; Ar+ laser pumping; Kerr-lens mode-locking; LiSrAlF6:Cr; all solid-state Cr:LiSAF lasers; fs pulse generation; spectrum selection self-injection locking; tunable all solid-state CW laser; tunable picosecond radiation; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical pulse generation; Optical reflection; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
