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Tunable solid-state lasers, notably the Ti:sapphire laser, have demonstrated the tire ability to generate femtosecond pulses1–4 as short as ~10 fs,3 by exploiting the optical Kerr effect. Amplitude modulation is achieved through self-focussing (Kerr Lens Mode-locking) and the final pulse duration, is determined by the interaction of phase modulation with intracavity dispersion. Cr3+:LiSrAlF6, is an attractive alternative to T:sapphire, ± that may be efficiently pumped by laser diodes at 670 nm and by flash-lamps or arc-lamps.
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