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Mode locking of a continuous-wave titanium-doped sapphire laser using a linear external cavity

Journal Article · · Optics Letters; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.15.000378· OSTI ID:6834154
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  1. Femtosecond Optics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BZ, UK (GB)

The mode locking of a Ti:Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} laser with a moving extracavity mirror is described. With no active mode-locking element and with no nonlinear element in the external cavity, pulses of less than 40 psec have been directly generated from a cw laser. A possible mechanism for this novel mode-locking technique is discussed.

OSTI ID:
6834154
Journal Information:
Optics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (USA) Vol. 15:7; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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