Ultralow-pump-threshold, femtosecond CR31+:LiSrAlF6 laser pumped by a single narrow-stripe AlGaInP laser diode

G.J. Valentine; J.M. Hopkins; P. LozaAlvarez; G.T. Kennedy; W. Sibbett; D. Burns; A. Valster

doi:10.1364/OL.22.001639

Ultralow-pump-threshold, femtosecond CR31+:LiSrAlF6 laser pumped by a single narrow-stripe AlGaInP laser diode

G.J. Valentine, J.M. Hopkins, P. LozaAlvarez, G.T. Kennedy, W. Sibbett, D. Burns, A. Valster

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Abstract

We report what we believe to be the first demonstration of a Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr31:LiSrAlF6 laser that is pumped by a single narrow-stripe AlGaInP laser diode with a diffraction-limited output beam. A novel low-loss three-mirror laser cavity design is described in which strong, localized Kerr lensing was exploited such that 75-fs-duration pulses were obtained for only 36 mW of incident pump power. This pump power was maintained for 18 h by just three AA batteries as the electrical power source. We have shown that mode locking can be sustained for pump powers as low as 22 mW.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1639-1641
Number of pages	2
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	22
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.22.001639
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 1997

Keywords

ultralow-pump-threshold
femtosecond cr3+
lisralf6 laser
single narrow-stripe
AlGaInP laser diode

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Ultralow-pump-threshold, femtosecond CR31+:LiSrAlF6 laser pumped by a single narrow-stripe AlGaInP laser diode

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