Chudoba C, Fujimoto JG, Ippen EP, Haus HA, Morgner U, Kärtner FX, Scheuer V, Angelow G, Tschudi T. All-solid-state Cr:forsterite laser generating 14-fs pulses at 1.3 mum.
OPTICS LETTERS 2001;
26:292-294. [PMID:
18040305 DOI:
10.1364/ol.26.000292]
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Abstract
We report the generation of 14-fs pulses at 1.3mum with 80-mW average power at 100-MHz repetition rate by an all-solid-state Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:forsterite laser. The laser spectrum covers wavelengths of 1230-1580 nm, with a FWHM of 250 nm. Since 1.3-mum wavelengths are close to the zero dispersion wavelength of Cr:forsterite, higher-order dispersion is the main factor limiting pulse durations. We use specially designed and fabricated double-chirped mirrors in combination with high-index PBH71 prisms to compensate for the intracavity dispersion over almost 300 nm.
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