Glass-clad crystal fibers were grown using the codrawing laser-heated pedestal growth method. Both single-clad and double-clad structures were attempted. Using a 446-nm laser diode as the pump, 2.45 ...

We report a continuous-wave Ti:sapphire laser with an output power of 1.03 W, achieved with two low-cost single-emitter diode pumps, both of blue wavelength (448 and 468 nm). Using a novel strategy of ...

As lasers go, those made of Titanium-sapphire (Ti:sapphire) are considered to have "unmatched" performance. They are indispensable in many fields, including cutting-edge quantum optics ...

The team crafted the new laser by starting with a bulk layer of titanium-sapphire on a silicon dioxide platform atop a sapphire crystal. They then processed this into a layer only a few hundred ...

This democratizes Ti:sapphire lasers." How it's done To fashion the new laser, the researchers began with a bulk layer of Titanium-sapphire on a platform of silicon dioxide (SiO 2), all riding atop ...

How it works To fashion the new laser, the researchers began with a bulk layer of titanium-sapphire on a platform of silicon dioxide (SiO 2), on a true sapphire crystal. They then grind, etch, and ...

In technical terms, Ti:sapphire lasers are so valuable because they have the largest "gain bandwidth" of any laser crystal, explained Yang.

In this paper, we analyzed the capability of the CTT in terms of enlarging crystal size, truncating TASE, and suppressing parasitic lasing; introduced the stability comparison with the CBC; ...

Femtosecond petawatt (fs-PW) ultraintense lasers, which are produced by chirped-pulse amplification, have opened and accelerated the research and development of plasma physics, particle physics, ...

The appropriate oxygen partial pressure (pO2) range for controlling the valence state of Ti ions during Ti:sapphire crystal growth is obtained with respect to the calculated Ellingham type ...