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Self-starting self-mode-locked femtosecond diode-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser

Journal Article · · Optics Letters
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  1. Institut d`Optique Theorique et Appliquee, Unite de Recherche Associee au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique No. 14, Universite Paris-Sud, B.P. 147, 91403 Orsay Cedex (France)

We describe a diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr{sup 3+}:LiSrAlF{sub 6} laser that produces 50 mW of 70-fs pulses in the 820--890-nm range when pumped by two red diodes of 400 mW each. By using a lower-transmission output coupler we have demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge a self-starting regime with an output power of 10 mW and 55-fs pulses. {copyright} 1995 Optical Society of America

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
165728
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 20; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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