BUILDUP OF STEADY-STATE SUBPICOSECOND AND FEMTOSECOND PULSES IN A COLLIDING-PULSE MODE-LOCKED RING DYE-LASER

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KUO, JC
PAN, CL
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[1] Institute of Electro-optical Engineering, Center for Telecommunication Research, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu
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10.1364/OL.15.001297
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We show for the first time, to our knowledge, that the buildup time to steady-state femtosecond pulses in a typical colliding-pulse mode-locked dye laser (λ = 620 nm) with compensating prisms is 15 usec after the pulses have been completely modulated. For a similar laser without the compensating prisms, the buildup time is 40 μsec and exhibits interesting oscillatory behavior in the initial stage. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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