DocumentCode
421406
Title
Parabolic pulse generation directly from a Ti:sapphire oscillator
Author
Durfee, Charles G. ; Squier, Jeff
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We present experimental and theoretical work on the production of parabolic pulses from a Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser operated in the positive dispersion regime. We anticipate applications for high-energy oscillators and ultra-high-contrast amplifiers.
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; optical dispersion; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; titanium; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Kerr-lens; Ti:sapphire laser; Ti:sapphire oscillator; high-energy oscillators; mode-locked laser; parabolic pulse generation; positive dispersion regime; ultrahigh-contrast amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1360595
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