Highly compact and efficient femtosecond Cr:LiSAF lasers

J.M. Hopkins; G.J. Valentine; B. Agate; A. Kemp; U. Keller; W. Sibbett

doi:10.1109/3.992549

Highly compact and efficient femtosecond Cr:LiSAF lasers

J.M. Hopkins, G.J. Valentine, B. Agate, A. Kemp, U. Keller, W. Sibbett

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Abstract

Methods for developing more compact femtosecond Cr:LiSAF laser sources are examined. By careful modeling of the low threshold performance and intracavity dispersion characteristics of these cavities, a highly asymmetric z-cavity design with a single prism for dispersion compensation is developed. Transform-limited pulses as short as 113 fs and modelocked output powers up to 20 mW are demonstrated for less than 110 mW of laser-diode pump power. The complete laser system (including the laser diode pump system and drivers) has a footprint of 21.5 × 28 cm2, about the size of a sheet of US letter or A4 paper

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	360-368
Number of pages	8
Journal	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/3.992549
Publication status	Published - Apr 2002

Keywords

femtosecond Cr
LiSAF lasers
quantum electronics
dispersion
laser system

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