Pulse Amplification of a Single-Frequency Cr:Forsterite Laser
Applied Optics, Vol. 37, Issue 21, pp. 4907-4913 (1998)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.004907
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Abstract
Stable single-longitudinal-mode operation of a tunable gain-switched Cr:forsterite oscillator–amplifier system is reported. A novel coupled-cavity oscillator configuration provides a low-threshold fluence of 0.3 J cm−2, making the system attractive for laser media with low gain or high parasitic loss. Nearly transform-limited pulses with instrument-limited bandwidths of 150 MHz have been obtained across a 100-nm wavelength range, limited by the cavity optics. A range of forsterite crystals with Cr4+ concentration in the 3–21 × 1018-cm−3 range has been used for investigation of amplifier performance in single- and double-pass configurations.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3070) Lasers and laser optics : Infrared and far-infrared lasers
(140.3280) Lasers and laser optics : Laser amplifiers
(140.3380) Lasers and laser optics : Laser materials
(140.3410) Lasers and laser optics : Laser resonators
(140.3570) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, single-mode
(140.3580) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, solid-state
(140.3600) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, tunable
(140.5680) Lasers and laser optics : Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers
Citation
Andrew J. Tiffany, Iain T. McKinnie, and Donald M. Warrington, "Pulse Amplification of a Single-Frequency Cr:Forsterite Laser," Appl. Opt. 37, 4907-4913 (1998)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-37-21-4907
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