ALL-SOLID-STATE FEMTOSECOND SOURCES IN THE NEAR-INFRARED

Authors
TONG YP FRENCH PMW TAYLOR JR FUJIMOTO JO
Citation
Yp. Tong et al., ALL-SOLID-STATE FEMTOSECOND SOURCES IN THE NEAR-INFRARED, Optics communications, 136(3-4), 1997, pp. 235-238
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
136
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
235 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1997)136:3-4<235:AFSITN>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Compact, all-solid-state, femtosecond Cr4+:YAG and Cr4+:forsterite las ers have been demonstrated. In optimised cavities, self-starting of th e mode-locking in Cr4+:YAG was observed generating pulse durations of 43 fs, while with Cr4+:forsterite, pulses as short as 68 fs were obtai ned.