Self-modelocked Cr:forsterite laser with optimized group-delay dispersion

Victor P. Yanovsky; Y. Pang; Frank W. Wise

doi:10.1117/12.175865

16 May 1994 Self-modelocked Cr:forsterite laser with optimized group-delay dispersion

Victor P. Yanovsky, Y. Pang, Frank W. Wise

Proceedings Volume 2116, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175865
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Self-modelocked operation of a cw-pumped Cr:forsterite laser and the generation of pulses as short as 25 fs from a self-modelocked Cr:forsterite laser with optimized cavity dispersion are demonstrated. The pulse duration is limited by the gain bandwidth of Cr:forsterite and corresponds to only 6 optical cycles. From measurements of the performance of the laser the dispersion and nonlinearity of forsterite are obtained. Finally, a regime of modelocked operation which has not been observed previously is reported along with a tentative explanation in terms of gain saturation and gain dispersion.

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Victor P. Yanovsky, Y. Pang, and Frank W. Wise "Self-modelocked Cr:forsterite laser with optimized group-delay dispersion", Proc. SPIE 2116, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses, (16 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175865

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