Modelocking and Waveguide Amplifiers using Cr:Forsterite and Cr:YAG

Abstract

Solid state laser systems have been demonstrated using Cr:YAG crystals. CW, regenerative modelocking and self-modelocking have been achieved with pulses as short as 120 femtoseconds being transform limited. Thin film amplifiers based on Cr:Forsterite on glass using a sol-gel deposition technique were fabricated and tested. Other techniques such as nanocrystal embedded in an index matching matrix made of polymers were explored. Cr:Forsterite, Cr:YAG, Solid state lasers, Waveguide amplifiers

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285857

Entities

People

  • Clifford Pollack
  • Douglas Norton
  • Mark Krol
  • Michael Hayduk
  • Steven Johns

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Science
  • Crystals
  • Femtosecond Time
  • Films
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Nanocrystals
  • Optical Materials
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Thin Films
  • Universities
  • Yag Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy