GENERATION OF 150-FS TUNABLE PULSES IN CR-LISRALF6

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作者
MILLER, A
LIKAMWA, P
CHAI, BHT
VANSTRYLAND, EW
机构
[1] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,DEPT PHYS,ORLANDO,FL 32816
[2] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,DEPT ELECT ENGN,ORLANDO,FL 32816
[3] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,DEPT MECH ENGN,ORLANDO,FL 32816
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D O I
10.1364/OL.17.000195
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report ultrashort-pulse generation in a Cr:LiSrAlF6 solid-state laser. The 15-mm crystal was pumped by 1 W of red light from a cw krypton laser and actively mode locked at an 82-MHz repetition frequency using an acousto-optic modulator. Wavelength tuning was demonstrated over the range 800-880 nm, limited by the bandwidth of the optical components. By including intracavity dispersion compensation, pulse widths of 150 fs were obtained with evidence that self-phase modulation contributes to spectral broadening and pulse shortening.
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