Ultrabroadband femtosecond lasers

The exploitation of soliton-like pulse shaping mechanisms and the optimization of phase dispersion in broadband self-modelocked solid state laser oscillators have led to unprecedented advances in ultrafast laser technology. This paper reviews the basic physical mechanisms governing pulse formation a...

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Published in:IEEE journal of quantum electronics 1994-04, Vol.30 (4), p.1100-1114
Main Authors: Spielmann, C., Curley, P.F., Brabec, T., Krausz, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BEAM SHAPING
DESIGN
Doped-insulator lasers and other solid state lasers
DYNAMICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EMISSION SPECTRA
ENGINEERING
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
LASER MATERIALS
Laser modes
Laser theory
Laser transitions
LASERS
MATERIALS
MECHANICS
MODE LOCKING
Optical materials
Optical pulse generation
Optical pulses
Optics
Oscillators
Physics
PULSES
RADIATIONS
Scanning probe microscopy
Solid lasers
SOLID STATE LASERS
SPECTRA 426002 > Engineering-- Lasers & Masers-- (1990-)
Ultrafast optics
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Summary:The exploitation of soliton-like pulse shaping mechanisms and the optimization of phase dispersion in broadband self-modelocked solid state laser oscillators have led to unprecedented advances in ultrafast laser technology. This paper reviews the basic physical mechanisms governing pulse formation and addresses the requirements for optimum performance of these novel ultrashort pulse laser sources. These considerations together with the demonstration of /spl ap/10 fs pulse generation from a Ti:sapphire laser suggest that a family of solid-state laser oscillators with comparable performance can be developed.< >
ISSN:0018-9197
1558-1713
DOI:10.1109/3.291379