50-fs pulse generation from a self-mode-locked Cr:LiSrAlF_6 laser
- 15 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 17 (20), 1447-1449
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.17.001447
Abstract
The self-mode-locking of a Cr:LiSrAl6 laser has been demonstrated. With a pump power of 2 W from an argon-ion laser operating on the 476-nm line, 50-fs pulses were produced in the 800–920-nm tuning range at average powers of ∼150 mW. Although the mode-locking process was initiated by regenerative acousto-optic modulation, the self-mode-locking status of the Cr:LiSrAlF6 laser was readily confirmed by removal of the drive signal to the modulator.Keywords
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