Ultrabroadband femtosecond lasers
Spielmann, C. Curley, P.F. Brabec, T. Krausz, F.
Abteilung fur Quantenelektronik und Lasertech., Tech. Univ. Wien;
This paper appears in: Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publication Date: Apr 1994
On page(s): 1100-1114
Volume: 30, Issue: 4
ISSN: 0018-9197
References Cited: 78
CODEN: IEJQA7
INSPEC Accession Number: 4727852
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Abstract:
The exploitation of soliton-like pulse shaping mechanisms and the optimization
of phase dispersion in broadband self-modelocked solid state laser oscillators
have led to unprecedented advances in ultrafast laser technology. This paper
reviews the basic physical mechanisms governing pulse formation and addresses
the requirements for optimum performance of these novel ultrashort pulse laser
sources. These considerations together with the demonstration of ≈10 fs pulse
generation from a Ti:sapphire laser suggest that a family of solid-state laser
oscillators with comparable performance can be developed
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Index Terms:
high-speed optical techniques laser mode locking optical solitons sapphire solid
lasers titanium Al2O3:Ti Ti:sapphire laser basic physical mechanisms broadband
self-modelocked solid state laser oscillators optimum performance phase
dispersion pulse formation pulse generation solid-state laser oscillators
soliton-like pulse shaping mechanism ultrabroadband femtosecond lasers ultrafast
laser technology ultrashort pulse laser sources