Title :
Low reflection loss ion-beam sputtered negative dispersion mirrors with MCGTI structure for low pump threshold, compact femtosecond pulse lasers
Author :
Császár, B. ; Köházi-Kis, A. ; Szipöcs, R.
Author_Institution :
R&D Ultrafast Lasers Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
Abstract :
Low reflection loss, ion-beam sputtered, multiple-cavity Gires-Tournois interferometer mirrors are used for dispersion compensation in different configurations of compact, low pump threshold, femtosecond pulse Cr:LiSAF and Ti:sapphire laser oscillators.
Keywords :
chromium; ion beams; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; light interferometers; lithium compounds; optical pumping; sapphire; solid lasers; sputtering; strontium compounds; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; LiSrAlF6:Cr; MCGTI structure; Ti:sapphire laser oscillators; compact femtosecond pulse lasers; dispersion compensation; femtosecond pulse Cr:LiSAF; ion-beam sputtered negative dispersion mirrors; ion-beam sputtering; multiple-cavity Gires-Tournois interferometer mirrors; pump threshold; reflection loss; Delay; Dielectric losses; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549083