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
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