Title :
Carrier-envelope phase dynamics of octave-spanning titanium:sapphire lasers
Author :
Sander, Michelle Y. ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The carrier-envelope phase dynamics of octave-spanning Ti:sapphire lasers are analyzed based on a one-dimensional laser. It is found that self-steepening is the major contributor to the energy dependent carrier-envelope phase and that center-frequency-shifts are negligible.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse shaping; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; carrier-envelope phase dynamics; center-frequency-shift; octave-spanning; optical self-steepening; titanium:sapphire laser; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Phase change materials; Pulse measurements; Wavelength measurement; (320.5550) Pulses; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
