Prismless passively mode-locked femtosecond Cr:LiSGaF laser

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.21.001165· OSTI ID:434691

Sorokina, I T; Sorokin, E; Wintner, E ^[1]; Cassanho, A ^[2]; Jenssen, H P ^[3]; Szipoecs, R ^[4]

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1. Abteilung Quantenelektronik und Lasertechnik, Technische Universitaet Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27/359, A-1040 Wien (Austria)
2. Lightning Optical Corporation, 431 East Spruce Street, Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689 (United States)
3. Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers, University of Central Florida, Suite 400, 12424 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826 (United States)
4. Research Institute for Solid State Physics, P.O. Box 49, Budapest H-1525 (Hungary)

A Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:LiSrGaF laser containing no intracavity prisms has been demonstrated for the first time to the authors{close_quote} knowledge. The laser produced stable near-transform-limited 44-fs pulses with an output power of 200mW, tunable between 833 and 857nm. Low-loss Gires{endash}Tournois structured dielectric mirrors were used for dispersion control. The measured group-delay dispersion of the active medium as well as of the mirrors minimized the number of reflections, permitting higher output power. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}

• OSTI ID: 434691
• Journal Information: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 21; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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