Kerr-lens mode-locked visible transitions of a Pr:YLF laser.

نویسندگان

  • S Ruan
  • J M Sutherland
  • P M French
  • J R Taylor
  • B H Chai
چکیده

We report what is to our knowledge the first Kerr-lens mode locking of the visible transitions at 607 and 639 nm in Pr:YLF. Initiation of the self-mode locking took place through the use of liquid saturable absorbers to establish saturation parameters, and it was carried out in optimized all-solid-state laser configurations (but with gas-laser pumping) with thin s,100-mmd colloidally colored CdSeS glasses. Pulse durations were in the range of 8–10 ps.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 20 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995