CLOSED-FORM GAUSSIAN-BEAM ANALYSIS OF RESONATORS CONTAINING A KERR MEDIUM FOR FEMTOSECOND LASERS

被引:85
作者
MAGNI, V
CERULLO, G
DESILVESTRI, S
机构
[1] Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione Elettronica, CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica del Politecnico, 20133 Milano
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10.1016/0030-4018(93)90731-J
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The ABCD law, used to calculate the self consistent gaussian beam in traditional stable resonators, is extended to resonators of femtosecond self mode-locked solid-state lasers containing a self-focusing Kerr medium. Simple closed-form results valid for arbitrary resonator configurations are obtained and criteria for designing and optimizing resonators for self-mode locked lasers are discussed.
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