title: Generation of 11-fs pulses from a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser.
abstract: By optimizing the intracavity dispersion compensation in a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser, we have generated pulses of 10.95-fs duration. Dispersion within the laser cavity is reduced by use of a short 4.5-mm highly doped Ti:sapphire crystal and fused-silica prisms. The output from the laser has an average power of as much as 500 mW, with a wavelength centered at 780 nm and a bandwidth of 62 nm. Our results demonstrate that the exceptionally broad bandwidth of Ti:sapphire can be utilized to generate pulses that, to our knowledge, are shorter than has been possible with any other type of laser material to date.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Asaki
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Kapteyn
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Murnane