Mode-locked laser cavities with a single prism for dispersion compensation

被引:40
作者
Kopf, D [1 ]
Spuhler, GJ [1 ]
Weingarten, KJ [1 ]
Keller, U [1 ]
机构
[1] ETH HONGGERBERG HPT,TIME BANDWIDTH PROD AG,CH-8093 ZURICH,SWITZERLAND
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1996年 / 35卷 / 06期
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10.1364/AO.35.000912
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate the use of a single prism for adjustable dispersion compensation in a mode-locked laser cavity, instead of the standard approach with a prism pair. A simple model based on the prism-pair configuration is presented to determine the group-velocity dispersion by use of ray optics to trace the wavelength-dependent optical axes through the cavity. We experimentally demonstrated this concept with a passively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd:glass laser producing 200-fs pulses with a 200-mW average output power, using only one intracavity prism. The advantages of such a cavity design are simple alignment, reduced loss, and lossless wavelength tunability. This technique can be generalized to other angularly dispersive elements such as prismatic output couplers. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页码:912 / 915
页数:4
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