Diode-pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti: sapphire laser with broad wavelength tunability

We report a direct blue-diode-pumped wavelength tunable Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti: sapphire laser. Central wavelength tunability as broad as 89 nm (736–825 nm) is achieved by adjusting the insertion of the prism. Pulses as short as 17 fs are generated at a central wavelength of 736 nm with an average output power of 31 mW. The maximum output power is 46.8 mW at a central wavelength of 797 nm with a pulse duration of 46 fs. (paper)