Pulse formation and characteristics of the cw mode-locked titanium-doped sapphire laser

Wolfgang Zschocke; Uwe Stamm; Ernst Heumann; Mario Ledig; Uwe Guenzel; Jiri Kvapil; Michael P. Koselja; Jiri Kubelka

doi:10.1117/12.46861

1 October 1991 Pulse formation and characteristics of the cw mode-locked titanium-doped sapphire laser

Wolfgang Zschocke, Uwe Stamm, Ernst Heumann, Mario Ledig, Uwe Guenzel, Jiri Kvapil, Michael P. Koselja, Jiri Kubelka

Proceedings Volume 1501, Advanced Laser Concepts and Applications; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46861
Event: ECO4 (The Hague '91), 1991, The Hague, Netherlands

Abstract

We report on measurements of transient and steady-state pulse characteristics of an acousto- optically mode-locked titanium-doped sapphire laser. During the pulse evolution, oscillations in the pulse width and pulse energy are found. A steady state is reached after about 40 to 60 microsecond(s) . The steady-state pulse width is strongly influenced by the mode-locking loss as well as the intracavity bandwidth. Shortest pulses of typically 15 ps are obtained. The experiment is compared with results of a simple computer simulation.

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Wolfgang Zschocke, Uwe Stamm, Ernst Heumann, Mario Ledig, Uwe Guenzel, Jiri Kvapil, Michael P. Koselja, and Jiri Kubelka "Pulse formation and characteristics of the cw mode-locked titanium-doped sapphire laser", Proc. SPIE 1501, Advanced Laser Concepts and Applications, (1 October 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46861

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