Generation of picosecond pulses in solid-state lasers using new active media

Autor: Lisitsyn, V. N., Matrosov, V. N., Pestryakov, E. V., Trunov, V. I.
Zdroj: Journal of Russian Laser Research; July 1986, Vol. 7 Issue: 4 p364-375, 12p
Abstrakt: Results are reported of investigations aimed at generating nanosecond radiation pulses in solid-state lasers using new active media having broad gain lines. Passive mode locking is accomplished for the first time in a BeLa:Nd3+ laser at a wavelength 1.354 µm, and in a YAG:Nd3+ laser on a 1.32-µm transition. The free lasing and mode-locking regimes were investigated in an alexandrite (BeAl2O4:Cr3+) laser in the 0.72–0.78-µm range and in a synchronously pumped laser on F 2- centers in LiF in the 1.12–1.24-µm region. The features of nonlinear perception of IR radiation by the eye, using a developed picosecond laser on F2- centers, are investigated for the first time.
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