Ultrabroadband double-chirped mirror pairs for generation of octave spectra

Authors :: Kärtner, F. X.
Morgner, U.
Ell, R.
Schibli, T.
Fujimoto, J. G.
Ippen, E. P.
Scheuer, V.
Angelow, G.
Tschudi, T.
Source :: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics; June 2001, Vol. 18 Issue: 6 p882-885, 4p
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: The problem of matching double-chirped mirrors to the ambient medium, which currently limits the design of ultrabroadband dispersion-compensating mirrors is reconsidered. A design of double-chirped mirror pairs that exhibit high reflectivity and a controlled group-delay dispersion in combination over 1 octave is presented. These mirrors permit the generation of octave-spanning spectra directly from a Ti:sapphire laser oscillator.

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