| Ti:sapphire vs. Cr:forsterite |
| lasing medium |
| Ti:sapphire |
| Cr:forsterite |
| pump laser |
| 10 W Green (>$
60,000) |
| 10 W fiber laser (<$
15,000) |
| optical fiber |
| microstructured |
|
|
| highly-nonlinear |
|
| Dispersion-shifted |
|
| frequency range |
| 500 – 1100 nm |
| 1100 – 2200 nm |
| Crystal temp |
| room temp |
| -5 oC |
| S. Diddams et al.,
Science 293 (2001) |
| I. Thomann et al., OL
28, 1368 (2003) |