Low-cost, single-mode diode-pumped Cr:Colquiriite lasers
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Demirbas, Umit
Li, Duo
Birge, Jonathan R.
Sennaroglu, Alphan
Petrich, Gale S.
Kolodziejski, Leslie A.
Kaertner, Franz X.
Fujimoto, James G.
Date Issued
July 2009
Journal
Optics Express
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Optical Society of America
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Demirbas, Umit, Duo Li, Jonathan R. Birge, Alphan Sennaroglu, Gale S. Petrich, Leslie A. Kolodziejski, Franz X. Kaertner, and James G. Fujimoto. “Low-Cost, Single-Mode Diode-Pumped Cr:Colquiriite Lasers.” Optics Express 17, no. 16 (August 3, 2009): 14374. © 2009 Optical Society of America
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Abstract
We present three Cr[superscript 3+]:Colquiriite lasers as low-cost alternatives to Ti:Sapphire laser technology. Single-mode laser diodes, which cost only $150 each, were used as pump sources. In cw operation, with ~520 mW of absorbed pump power, up to 257, 269 and 266 mW of output power and slope efficiencies of 53%, 62% and 54% were demonstrated for Cr:LiSAF, Cr:LiSGaF and Cr:LiCAF, respectively. Record cw tuning ranges from 782 to 1042 nm for Cr:LiSAF, 777 to 977 nm for Cr:LiSGaF, and 754 to 871 nm for Cr:LiCAF were demonstrated. In cw mode-locking experiments using semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors at 800 and 850 nm, Cr:Colquiriite lasers produced ~50–100 fs pulses with ~1-2.5 nJ pulse energies at ~100 MHz repetition rate. Electrical-to-optical conversion efficiencies of 8% in mode-locked operation and 12% in cw operation were achieved.
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Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
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https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.014374
