CW AND SELF-MODE-LOCKING PERFORMANCE OF A RED PUMPED CR3+LISR0.8CA0.2ALF6 LASER

Authors
WANG HS WA PLK LEFAUCHEUR JL CHAI BHT MILLER A
Citation
Hs. Wang et al., CW AND SELF-MODE-LOCKING PERFORMANCE OF A RED PUMPED CR3+LISR0.8CA0.2ALF6 LASER, Optics communications, 110(5-6), 1994, pp. 679-688
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
110
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
679 - 688
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1994)110:5-6<679:CASPOA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Reported is cw lasing and sub-100 femtosecond pulse generation in end- pumped Cr3+:LiSr0.8Ca0.2AlF6, a congruently melting compound intermedi ate between Cr3+:LiSrAlF6 and Cr3+:LiCaAlF6. Using a dispersion compen sated cavity with no active or passive mode-locking elements in the ca vity, self-sustained stable modelocked pulses of 90 fs duration at 140 MHz repetition frequency were initiated by rocking of the output coup ler.