低阈值掺钛蓝宝石激光器实验研究

结合特殊的谐振腔设计和半导体可饱和吸收镜，建成了一台低阈值的自启动掺钛宝石激光器 . 分别用3％和12％的输出耦合镜，获得了阈值低至390mW和600mW的稳定锁模脉冲输出. 采 用12％输出耦合镜，在12W抽运时，输出平均功率为114mW，对应的典型脉宽为17fs，谱宽 为47nm. 相对于以往的低阈值克尔透镜锁模激光器，锁模工作的范围区域加宽，减小了操作 难度，提高了稳定性. 关键词： 低阈值 半导体可饱和吸收镜 克尔透镜锁模 掺钛蓝宝石激光器

Experimental study of femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser with low-threshold pump

A low-threshold self-starting Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser was demonstrated by use of a tight focusing cavity design and a semiconductor saturable-absorber mirror (SESAM). With a 3% and a 12% output couplers, we achieved mode-locking thresholds as low as 390 and 600mW, respectively. Stable femtosecond laser pulses with average power of 114mW were generated for pump power at 1.2W, which corresponds to a typical duration of 17fs and bandwidth of 47nm. The pump power range for mode-locking covers from 600 mW to 4.8W at a 12% output coupler, and the mode-locking stability is improved.