Title :
Compact high-repetition rate femtosecond lasers using chirped mirrors
Author :
Stingl, A. ; Spielman, C. ; Szipocs, Robert ; Krausz, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Quantum Electron. & Laser Technol., Tech. Univ. Wien, Austria
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In conventional femtosecond solid-state lasers, the intracavity prism pair imposes severe constraint on the resonator length, and thus on the maximum achievable pulse repetition rate. This constraint can be eliminated by using chirped dielectric mirrors for both feedback and intracavity-dispersion control. Drawing on this concept a new generation of compact high-repetition-rate Kerr-lens mode-locked (KLM) lasers can be developed.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; solid lasers; Kerr-lens mode-locked laser; chirped dielectric mirrors; compact femtosecond solid-state laser; feedback control; intracavity-dispersion control; pulse repetition rate; Birefringence; Chirp modulation; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Power lasers; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
