• DocumentCode
    2021852
  • Title

    Self-similar pulse evolution in a Ti:sapphire laser

  • Author

    Ilday, F.O. ; Wise, F.W. ; Kaertner, F.X.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    7-11 Nov. 2004
  • Firstpage
    733
  • Abstract
    We investigate the possibility of self-similar pulse evolution in solid state lasers. Numerical simulations with realistic parameters for a Ti:sapphire laser indicate that pulse energies of up to 1 nJ should be possible.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; Ti:sapphire laser; pulse energies; self-similar pulse evolution; solid state lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Numerical simulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse shaping methods; Solid lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8557-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363448
  • Filename
    1363448