Multi-wavelength, all-solid-state, continuous wave mode locked picosecond Raman laser

被引：29

作者：

Granados, Eduardo ^{[1
]}

Pask, Helen M. ^{[1
]}

Esposito, Elric ^{[2
]}

McConnell, Gail ^{[2
]}

Spence, David J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Macquarie Univ, Dept Phys & Engn, MQ Photon Res Ctr, N Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia

[2] Univ Strathclyde, Strathclyde Inst Pharm & Biomed Sci, Ctr Biophoton, Glasgow G4 0NR, Lanark, Scotland

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2010年 / 18卷 / 05期

关键词：

MICROSCOPY; YELLOW;

D O I：

10.1364/OE.18.005289

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We demonstrate the operation of a cascaded continuous wave (CW) mode-locked Raman oscillator. The output pulses were compressed from 28 ps at 532 nm down to 6.5 ps at 559 nm (first Stokes) and 5.5 ps at 589 nm (second Stokes). The maximum output was 2.5 W at 559 nm and 1.4 W at 589 nm with slope efficiencies up to 52%. This technique allows simple and efficient generation of short-pulse radiation to the cascaded Stokes wavelengths, extending the mode-locked operation of Raman lasers to a wider range of visible wavelengths between 500 - 650 nm based on standard inexpensive picosecond Nd:YAG oscillators. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：5289 / 5294

页数：6

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