Abstract
Continuous-wave self-mode-locked operation of a chromium-doped YAG laser pumped by a continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser at 20 °C is described. We used both regenerative initiation and continuous-wave self-mode-locking techniques to generate nearly transform-limited pulses of 120-fs (FWHM) duration at 1.52 μm. The TEM00 output power was as high as 360 mW. The output of this femtosecond source was tunable from 1.51 to 1.53 μm.
© 1994 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
Yuzo Ishida and Kazunori Naganuma
Opt. Lett. 19(23) 2003-2005 (1994)
P. M. W. French, N. H. Rizvi, J. R. Taylor, and A. V. Shestakov
Opt. Lett. 18(1) 39-41 (1993)
T. R. Schibli, T. Kremp, U. Morgner, F. X. Kärtner, R. Butendeich, J. Schwarz, H. Schweizer, F. Scholz, J. Hetzler, and M. Wegener
Opt. Lett. 26(12) 941-943 (2001)