title: Efficient diamond Raman laser generating 65 fs pulses.
abstract: We report a synchronously-pumped femtosecond diamond Raman laser operating at 890 nm with a slope efficiency of 32%. Pumped using a mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser at 796 nm with a pulse duration of 194 fs, the bandwidth of the Stokes output was broadened to enable subsequent pulse compression to 65 fs using a prism-pair. Modelling results provide an understanding of the physical mechanisms involved in the Raman conversion of femtosecond pulses, supporting an in-depth characterization of these ultrashort pulsed lasers.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murtagh
authors.forename: Jipeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mildren
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McConnell
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Spence