Argon-ion-pumped and diode-pumped all-solid-state femtosecond Cr:LiSrAlF{sub 6} regenerative amplifiers

Journal Article · Sat Jan 14 23:00:00 EST 1995 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.20.000160· OSTI ID:165070

Hyde, S C.W.; Barry, N P; Mellish, R; French, P M.W.; Taylor, J R ^[1]; van der Poel, C J; Valster, A ^[2]

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1. Femtosecond Optics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BZ (United Kingdom)
2. Philips Optoelectronics Centre, Prof. Holstlann 4, 5656 AA Eindhoven (Netherlands)

A tunable femtosecond solid-state amplifier system that uses only 3 W of 488-nm argon-ion pump power has been demonstrated to deliver microjoule pulses at repetition rates up to 20 kHz, with a maximum pulse energy of 14 {mu}J obtained at 5 kHz. An all-solid-state, tunable, diode-pumped Cr:LiSrAlF{sub 6} regenerative amplifier has been demonstrated, for the first time to our knowledge, that amplifies femtosecond pulses to energies exceeding 1 {mu}J at up to a 16-kHz repetition rate.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 165070
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 20; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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