CHARACTERISTICS OF A FEMTOSECOND TRANSFORM-LIMITED KERR-LENS MODE-LOCKED DYE-LASER

被引:2
作者
CHOU, YF [1 ]
LEE, CH [1 ]
WANG, JP [1 ]
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[1] ACAD SINICA,DEPT ELECT ENGN,TAIPEI 115,TAIWAN
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10.1364/OL.19.000975
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Using an SF6 glass plate as the intracavity Kerr medium and a double-prism pair for dispersion compensation, we developed a femtosecond transform-limited passively mode-locked dye laser. Self-starting mode locking is achieved with a dilute intracavity TCVEBI saturable-absorber jet. Within a 50% power drop the tuning range is 577-606 nm. Pulse characteristics of the laser agree with theoretical predictions based on the Ginzburg-Landau equation.
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页码:975 / 977
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