Title :
Octave spanning conventional geometry Ti:sapphire laser
Author :
Fortier, T.M. ; Jones, D.J. ; Cundiff, S.T.
Author_Institution :
JILA, Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We obtain direct stabilization of the laser offset frequency for a conventional geometry, octave spanning, Kerr-lens modelocked Ti:sapphire laser. Beam characteristics of the continuum are presented.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; optical Kerr effect; solid lasers; titanium; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; Kerr-lens modelocked Ti:sapphire laser; beam characteristics; laser offset frequency stabilization; octave spanning; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224326
