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Title: Ultrashort pulses generation from Cr{sup 3+} doped colquiriite lasers

Conference ·
OSTI ID:118999
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  1. Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers
  2. Univ. of St. Andrews (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

Cr{sup 3+}:LiSrAlF{sub 6}, Cr{sup 3+}:LiSr{sub 0.8}Ca{sub 0.2}AlF{sub 6} and Cr{sup 3+}:LiCaAlF{sub 6} have been successfully mode-locked to produce a stable train of 90fs pulses at a repetition frequency of 140MHz. The ultrashort pulses were initiated by gently rocking the output coupler and the mode-locking was self-sustained for hours after the output coupler had remained stationary. The spectral bandwidth of the pulses were 10nm.

OSTI ID:
118999
Report Number(s):
CONF-940142-; ISBN 0-8194-1409-3; TRN: IM9546%%400
Resource Relation:
Conference: OE/LASE `94: conference on optics, electro-optics, and laser applications in science and engineering, Los Angeles, CA (United States), 22-29 Jan 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Generation, amplification, and measurement of ultrashort laser pulses; Trebino, R.P. [ed.] [Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States). Combustion Research Facility]; Walmsley, I.A. [ed.] [Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Institute of Optics]; PB: 420 p.; Proceedings/SPIE, Volume 2116
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English