Title :
Ultrabroadband femtosecond lasers
Author :
Spielmann, Christian ; Curley, Peter F. ; Brabec, Thomas ; Krausz, Ferenc
Author_Institution :
Abteilung fur Quantenelektronik und Lasertech., Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria
fDate :
4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The exploitation of soliton-like pulse shaping mechanisms and the optimization of phase dispersion in broadband self-modelocked solid state laser oscillators have led to unprecedented advances in ultrafast laser technology. This paper reviews the basic physical mechanisms governing pulse formation and addresses the requirements for optimum performance of these novel ultrashort pulse laser sources. These considerations together with the demonstration of ≈10 fs pulse generation from a Ti:sapphire laser suggest that a family of solid-state laser oscillators with comparable performance can be developed
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical solitons; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire laser; basic physical mechanisms; broadband self-modelocked solid state laser oscillators; optimum performance; phase dispersion; pulse formation; pulse generation; solid-state laser oscillators; soliton-like pulse shaping mechanism; ultrabroadband femtosecond lasers; ultrafast laser technology; ultrashort pulse laser sources; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Scanning probe microscopy; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
