Femtosecond Ti:sapphire ring laser with a 2-GHz repetition rate and its application in time-resolved spectroscopy

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作者
Bartels, A [1 ]
Dekorsy, T [1 ]
Kurz, H [1 ]
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[1] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Halbleitertech 2, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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10.1364/OL.24.000996
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser operating at a repetition rate of 2 GHz is demonstrated. A mirror-dispersion-controlled unidirectional ring cavity delivers nearly bandwidth-limited pulses of 23-fs length. Mode locking is self-starting without a hard aperture in the cavity. The advantages of this high-repetition-rate oscillator in optical time-resolved spectroscopy are demonstrated. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 320.7090, 320.7150, 320.7160, 320.2250.
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