Sub-10-fs mirror-dispersion-controlled Ti:sapphire laser.
We demonstrate the generation of nearly bandwidth-limited 8-fs optical pulses near 0.8 microm from a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser oscillator, using chirped dielectric mirrors for dispersion control. The mode-locking performance is described, and limitations are discussed.
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Stingl
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Lenzner
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Spielmann
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Krausz
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Szipöcs