title: Generation of sub-100-fsec pulses tunable near 497 nm from a colliding-pulse mode-locked ring dye laser.
abstract: A colliding-pulse mode-locked ring dye laser with Coumarin 102 passively mode locked by 3,3'-diethyloxacarbocyanine iodide has been developed. Pulses of less than 100-fsec duration have been obtained from 493 to 502 nm at a repetition rate of 160 MHz. A similar operation has also been obtained with alternative saturable absorbers.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Taylor