Dynamic study on self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire femtosecond lasers
- Xi`an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Xi`an (China). State Key Lab. of Transient Optics Technology
With intracavity dispersion compensation for self-mode-locked or active mode-locking Ti:sapphire lasers, pulses as short as 56 fs can be directly produced. Using the results of recent experimental researches, the authors present a theoretical analysis of solid-state Ti:sapphire femtosecond lasers. In their studies on the dynamics of self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire femtosecond lasers they used the analysis method of quantum theory. They have established a quantum mode-locked equation which describing the pulse shaping mechanism of Ti:sapphire laser. Number density and the average value of the pulse field are obtained in Schrodinger picture. After transforming the quantum mode-locked equation into classical, they have analyzed the gain medium characteristic, and they have found that the curve of the net gain for the Ti;sapphire must have a hollow close to the output frequency. Furthermore, the pulse shaping mechanism has been examined.
- OSTI ID:
- 118983
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940142--; ISBN 0-8194-1409-3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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