dc.contributor.author | Demirbas, Umit | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Duo | |
dc.contributor.author | Birge, Jonathan R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sennaroglu, Alphan | |
dc.contributor.author | Petrich, Gale S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kolodziejski, Leslie A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaertner, Franz X. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fujimoto, James G. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-14T12:23:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-14T12:23:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-07 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2009-07 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1094-4087 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/86134 | |
dc.description.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. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Science Foundation (U.S.) (BES-0522845) | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-07-1-0101) | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-07-1-0014) | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (2R01-CA075289-12) | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (R501-NS057476-02) | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Thorlabs, Inc. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Optical Society of America | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.014374 | en_US |
dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
dc.source | Optical Society of America | en_US |
dc.title | Low-cost, single-mode diode-pumped Cr:Colquiriite lasers | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Lincoln Laboratory | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Demirbas, Umit | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Li, Duo | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Birge, Jonathan R. | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Sennaroglu, Alphan | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Petrich, Gale S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Kolodziejski, Leslie A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Kaertner, Franz X. | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Fujimoto, James G. | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | Optics Express | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
dspace.orderedauthors | Demirbas, Umit; Li, Duo; Birge, Jonathan R.; Sennaroglu, Alphan; Petrich, Gale S.; Kolodziejski, Leslie A.; Kaertner, Franz X.; Fujimoto, James G. | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8733-2555 | |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-4002 | |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-4357 | |
mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |
mit.metadata.status | Complete | |