The role of cavity dispersion in CW mode-locked lasers
Journal Article
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· IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)
The contribution to dispersion of a few components of a mode-locked dye laser cavity has been evaluated. The chirp produced by the self-phase modulation within the saturable absorber has also been evaluated and compared with that resulting from the dispersive components. Cavity mirrors and blocks of transparent materials (glass or quartz) of a length exceeding 1 mm give the largest dispersion. The effect of self-phase modulation, at least for high saturation of the absorber, seems to play a comparable role. The dispersive contributions should influence the mode-locking behavior for pulses of about 100 fs or shorter.
- Research Organization:
- Centro di Elettronica Quantistica e Strumentazione Elettronica del CNR, Istituto di Fisica del Politecnico, Milano
- OSTI ID:
- 6023388
- Journal Information:
- IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. QE-20:5; ISSN IEJQA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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