Self-mode-locking of Ti:sapphire lasers: a matrix formalism
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 17 (17) , 1210-1212
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.17.001210
Abstract
An extension of the ray-pulse matrix formalism is presented that includes self-phase-modulation, self-focusing, bandwidth limitations, and Gaussian apertures. With this more complete set of matrices it is shown how self-mode-locked lasers can be modeled and how the different pulse-shaping mechanisms interact in order to provide a stable femtosecond output.Keywords
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