Ultrafast semiconductor laser-diode-seeded Cr: LiSAF regenerative amplifier system

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 3375-3380

  Delfyett, Peter J ^a   Yusim, Alex ^a   Grantham, Steve ^a   Gee, Sangyoun ^a   Gabel, Kai ^a   Richardson, Martin ^a   Alphonse, Gerard ^b   Connolly, John ^b  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Injection seeding; Mode locked diode laser; Regenerative amplification

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; PUMPING (LASER); ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

INJECTION SEEDING; POCKEL CELLS; REGENERATIVE AMPLIFICATION; SATURABLE ABSORBER; TRANSVERSE ELECTROMAGNETIC MODES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031143772     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.003375     Document Type: Article

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