Compact Kerr-lens mode-locked resonators

被引：38
作者：
Bouma, BE [1 ]
Fujimoto, JG [1 ]
机构：
[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
来源：
OPTICS LETTERS | 1996年 / 21卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1364/OL.21.000134
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We present a comparison of compact three-element Ti:Al2O3 laser resonator designs for enhanced Kerr-lens mode locking. We demonstrate a novel compact cavity design that uses an intracavity lens and show that nonastigmatic modes can significantly increase Kerr-lens action and achieve self-starting mode locking. A new mechanism for group-velocity dispersion that arises from the chromatic aberration of the intracavity focusing elements is also demonstrated. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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