Direct diode-laser pumping of a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser.
Direct diode-laser pumping of a mode-locked Ti:Al(2)O(3) laser is reported. A single 1 W GaN-based diode laser operating at 452 nm is used as the pump laser. Pulse durations as short as 114 fs and average output powers of up to 13 mW are obtained.
Institute of Photonics, Scottish Universities Physics Alliance, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NW, UK.
Peter W
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Roth
Alexander J
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Maclean
David
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Burns
Alan J
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Kemp