SELF-STARTING KERR-LENS MODE-LOCKING OF A TI-SAPPHIRE LASER

被引：129
作者：
CERULLO, G
DESILVESTRI, S
MAGNI, V
机构：
[1] Dipartimento di Fisica del Politecnico, Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione Elettronica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, 20133
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 1994年 / 19卷 / 14期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.19.001040
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
It is shown that Kerr-lens mode locking of a Ti:sapphire laser, with no intracavity elements except the laser rod and the dispersion-compensating prisms, can be made to be completely self-starting. We achieve this result by carefully designing the resonator to maximize the nonlinear mode variations and dynamic loss modulation.
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页码：1040 / 1042
页数：3
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