Generation of 33-fs pulses from a passively mode-locked Cr^3+:LiSrAlF_6 laser
- 15 November 1992
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 17 (22) , 1605-1607
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.17.001605
Abstract
Femtosecond and picosecond operating regimes of an argon-ion-pumped Cr3+:LiSrAlF6 laser, passively mode locked using a saturable absorber, are described. At low absorber concentrations, self-starting cw mode locking is demonstrated, which yields pulses as short as 33 fs after extracavity prism compensation. At higher concentrations, both cw mode-locked and Q-switched mode-locked operation is possible. The significance of the recovery time of the absorber is discussed.Keywords
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