Quasi-continuous wave and actively mode-locked diode pumped Cr:LiSAF laser

François Balembois (1) , Patrick Georges (1) , Alain Brun (1)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Elsa

We have developed a 500-mW cw diode-pumped Cr 3 +:LiSrA1F6 laser that produces 72-mW, quasi-continuous wave output at 850 nm. In actively mode-locked operation, we obtained 100-ps pulses at 860 nm with 30 mW of average power. Pulses with durations of less than 130 ps have been measured between 820 and 880 nm.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

François Balembois, Patrick Georges, Alain Brun. Quasi-continuous wave and actively mode-locked diode pumped Cr:LiSAF laser. Optics Letters, 1993, 18 (20), pp.1730. ⟨hal-00691270⟩