Efficient diamond Raman laser generating 65 fs pulses
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2015-06-04 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Authors | Michelle Murtagh, Jipeng Lin, Richard P. Mildren, Gail McConnell, David J. Spence |
| Institutions | Macquarie University, University of Strathclyde |
| Citations | 37 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāWe 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.