Title :
Ultrashort-pulse generation and amplification in Ti:sapphire
Author :
Zhou, J.P. ; Huang, C.P. ; Garvey, D. ; Asaki, M.T. ; Murnane, M.M. ; Kapteyn, H.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA, USA
Abstract :
In conclusion, we have demonstrated a simple and reliable Ti:sapphire laser amplifier capable of generating pulses of unprecedented short duration. Our results confirm the fact that third-order dispersion is the primary factor limiting pulse duration in these lasers. Also, chirped-pulse amplification designs capable of propagating sub-2O fs pulses have been tested
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical dispersion; optical modulation; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 20 fs; Ti:sapphire laser amplifier; chirped-pulse amplification; pulse duration; reliable; short duration; third-order dispersion; ub-2O fs pulses; ultrashort-pulse amplification; ultrashort-pulse generation; Distributed power generation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Oscillators; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379447
