SELF-STARTING, SELF-MODE-LOCKED TI-SAPPHIRE LASER

被引:24
作者
MING, L
机构
[1] NorthStar Scientific Instruments, Encinitas, CA, 92024
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D O I
10.1364/OL.19.000722
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Self-starting of a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser has been demonstrated, without any additional elements other than those necessary for self-mode locking. This self-starting is attributed to a gain saturation lens, as with self-mods locking to a Kerr lens. I achieve the self-starting by optimizing and cascading the cavity loss modulation induced by the gain saturation lens and the Kerr lens. Stable pulses shorter than 100 fs in duration are obtained at a wavelength near 840 nm.
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