High-average-power, 1-MW peak-power self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire oscillator
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 24 (3) , 163-165
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.24.000163
Abstract
We describe a novel self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire ring laser that produces 13-fs pulses with peak powers exceeding 1 MW, pulse energies of 13 nJ, and average mode-locked output powers of 1.5 W at a cavity repetition frequency of 110 MHz. A complete resonator analysis describing the optimum mode-locking configuration is presented, together with fringe-resolved autocorrelation and sonogram measurements of the output pulses.Keywords
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