High-average-power, 1-MW peak-power self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire oscillator.
We describe a novel self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire ring laser that produces 13-fs pulses with peak powers exceeding 1 MW, pulse energies of 13 nJ, and average mode-locked output powers of 1.5 W at a cavity repetition frequency of 110 MHz. A complete resonator analysis describing the optimum mode-locking configuration is presented, together with fringe-resolved autocorrelation and sonogram measurements of the output pulses.
Beddard
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Sibbett
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Garduno-Mejia
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Jamasbi
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Mohebi
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