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Alexandrite-pumped alexandrite regenerative amplifier for femtosecond pulse amplification

Journal Article · · Optics Letters
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  1. IMRA America, Inc., 1044 Woodridge Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 (United States)
  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0339 (United States)

We demonstrate a regenerative amplifier incorporating alexandrite as the gain medium that is pumped by an alexandrite laser. Temperature-altered gain permitted the 728-nm alexandrite pump laser, operating at room temperature, to pump a 780{endash}800-nm alexandrite laser that was maintained at elevated temperatures. 200-fs pulses from a Ti:sapphire oscillator were amplified to the millijoule level. This system also amplified femtosecond pulses from a frequency-doubled Er-doped fiber laser. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
434546
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 21; ISSN OPLEDP; ISSN 0146-9592
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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