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Kerr-lens mode-locking of Nd:glass laser

Authors :
Wei Lu
Curtis R. Menyuk
Li Yan
Source :
Optics Communications. 200:159-163
Publication Year :
2001
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2001.

Abstract

We report what is to our best knowledge the first Kerr-lens mode-locking of a Nd:silicate glass laser. Pulses as short as 64 fs were generated. For a broadband inhomogeneously broadened laser, the formation of the soliton-like pulses requires a minimum amount of negative group velocity dispersion (GVD), and more negative GVD is needed to have stable, self-sustained mode locking.

Details

ISSN :
00304018
Volume :
200
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Optics Communications
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........95dd84abfe0ddab60d45d59cd2f97dda
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0030-4018(01)01641-8