title: Microjoule pulse energy from a chirped-pulse Ti:sapphire oscillator with cavity dumping.
abstract: We demonstrate a chirped-pulse Ti:sapphire laser oscillator with both Kerr-lens and semiconductor- saturable-absorber-mirror-assisted mode locking generating 1.1 microJ pulses at 1 MHz pulse repetition rate. The pulses are coupled out of the laser cavity by means of an acousto-optical cavity dumper, have a spectral width that supports a Fourier limit of 74 fs, and currently have a chirped-pulse duration of 5 ps. After compressing the pulses, this laser will be an ideal tool for efficient high-harmonic generation directly from a laser oscillator.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Hannover, Germany. siegel@iqo.uni-hannover.de
authors.forename: Martin
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authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Nils
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authors.lastname: Pfullmann
authors.forename: Guido
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authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Stefan
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authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: Thomas
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authors.lastname: Binhammer
authors.forename: Milutin
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authors.lastname: Kovacev
authors.forename: Uwe
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authors.lastname: Morgner