Resonators for Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Ti:sapphire lasers
- 1 June 1994
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 19 (11) , 807-809
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.19.000807
Abstract
Resonators for Kerr-lens mode-locked lasers are studied with the help of an analytical model, and a new design procedure is presented. The experiments performed with a femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser demonstrate that this model permits an effective resonator design and offers reliable guidelines for the final experimental optimization. With a suitable resonator configuration, self-starting of the Kerr-lens mode-locking regime has been achieved.Keywords
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