Title :
Wavelength-tunable femtosecond Ti:sapphire ring laser with up to 1.5 GHz repetition rate
Author :
Bartels, A. ; Dekorsy, T. ; Kurz, H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Semicond. Electron. II, Rheinisch-Westfalische Tech. Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We realized the first wavelength tunable femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser with repetition rates between 500 MHz and 1.5 GHz and tuning range from 733 nm to 840 nm. The resonator layout and performance are described.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; ring lasers; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 733 to 840 nm; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; repetition rate; resonator layout; tuning range; wavelength-tunable femtosecond Ti:sapphire ring laser; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Mirrors; Physics; Power generation; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast electronics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947420