SELF-STARTING PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED TUNABLE CR4-YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET LASER WITH A SINGLE PRISM FOR DISPERSION COMPENSATION()

Authors
CHANG YM MACIEJKO R LEONELLI R THORPE AS
Citation
Ym. Chang et al., SELF-STARTING PASSIVELY MODE-LOCKED TUNABLE CR4-YTTRIUM-ALUMINUM-GARNET LASER WITH A SINGLE PRISM FOR DISPERSION COMPENSATION(), Applied physics letters, 73(15), 1998, pp. 2098-2100
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
73
Issue
15
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2098 - 2100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1998)73:15<2098:SPMTC>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A self-starting passive mode-locked Cr4+:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser that uses a saturable Bragg reflector with a single prism for dispers ion compensation instead of the standard prism pair is demonstrated. W e observed over 230 mW average output power with a pulse width of 400 fs at center wavelengths shorter than 1.5 mu m. The tuning range for c w laser operation extends from 1345 to 1557 nm. The mode-locked pulses are self-starting and tunable from 1420 to 1510 nm by means of lossle ss prism tuning without aperture. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physi cs. [S0003-6951(98)03941-2].