A sub-100fs self-starting Cr: Forsterite laser generating 1.4W output power
Journal
Optics Express
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
23
Pages
24085-24091
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
Chia, S.-H.
Liu, T.-M.
Ivanov, A.A.
Fedotov, A.B.
Zheltikov, A.M.
Tsai, M.-R.
Chan, M.-C.
Yu, C.-H.
Abstract
Without cavity dumping or external amplification, we report a femtosecond Cr:forsterite laser with a 1.4 W output power and 2 W in continuous wave (CW) operated with a crystal temperature of 267 K. In the femtosecond regime, the oscillator generates Kerr-lens-mode-locked 84 fs pulses with a repetition rate of 85 MHz, corresponding to a high 16.5 nJ pulse energy directly from a single Cr:forsterite resonator. This intense femtosecond Cr:forsterite laser is ideal to pump varieties of high power fiber light sources and could be thus ideal for many biological and spectroscopy applications.
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journal article