Publication: Low-cost, single-mode diode-pumped Cr: Colquiriite lasers
dc.contributor.coauthor | Demirbas, Umit | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Li, Duo | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Birge, Jonathan R. | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Petrich, Gale S. | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Kolodziejski, Leslie A. | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Kaertner, Franz X. | |
dc.contributor.coauthor | Fujimoto, James G. | |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Physics | |
dc.contributor.kuauthor | Sennaroğlu, Alphan | |
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstitute | College of Sciences | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-09T23:05:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.description.abstract | We present three Cr3+: 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 similar to 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 similar to 50-100 fs pulses with similar to 1-2.5 nJ pulse energies at similar to 100 MHz repetition rate. Electrical-to-optical conversion efficiencies of 8% in mode-locked operation and 12% in cw operation were achieved. | |
dc.description.indexedby | WOS | |
dc.description.indexedby | Scopus | |
dc.description.issue | 16 | |
dc.description.openaccess | YES | |
dc.description.publisherscope | International | |
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEu | N/A | |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Science Foundation [BES-0522845] | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Air Force Office of Scientific Research [FA9550-07-1-0014, FA9550-07-1-0101] | |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institutes of Health [2R01-CA07528912, 5R01-NS057476-02] | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Thorlabs, Inc. We thank Peter Fendel and Hyunil Byun for experimental help and acknowledge support by the National Science Foundation (BES-0522845), Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-07-1-0014 and FA9550-07-1-0101), National Institutes of Health (2R01-CA07528912 and 5R01-NS057476-02) and Thorlabs, Inc. | |
dc.description.volume | 17 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1364/OE.17.014374 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1094-4087 | |
dc.identifier.quartile | Q2 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-68349125378 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.014374 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/8885 | |
dc.identifier.wos | 268843700114 | |
dc.keywords | CR-lisaf laser | |
dc.keywords | Femtosecond CR3+-licaf laser | |
dc.keywords | Saturable bragg reflectors | |
dc.keywords | Solid-state lasers | |
dc.keywords | Highly efficient | |
dc.keywords | Continuous-wave | |
dc.keywords | CR-lisralf6 laser | |
dc.keywords | Pulse generation | |
dc.keywords | Licaf laser | |
dc.keywords | Crystals | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Optical Society of America (OSA) | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Optics Express | |
dc.subject | Optics | |
dc.title | Low-cost, single-mode diode-pumped Cr: Colquiriite lasers | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
local.contributor.kuauthor | Sennaroğlu, Alphan | |
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local.publication.orgunit2 | Department of Physics | |
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