RESONATORS FOR KERR-LENS MODE-LOCKED FEMTOSECOND TI-SAPPHIRE LASERS

被引:94
作者
CERULLO, G
DESILVESTRI, S
MAGNI, V
PALLARO, L
机构
[1] Dipartimento di Fisica del Politecnico, Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione Elettronica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, 20133
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10.1364/OL.19.000807
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Resonators for Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers are studied with the help of an analytical model, and a new design procedure is presented. The experiments performed with a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser demonstrate that this model permits an effective resonator design and offers reliable guidelines for the final experimental optimization. With a suitable resonator configuration, self-starting of the Kerr-lens mode-locking regime has been achieved.
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页码:807 / 809
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