Bidirectional Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond ring laser

被引：25
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作者：
Bohn, MJ [1 ]
Diels, JC [1 ]
机构：
[1] UNIV NEW MEXICO,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 1997年 / 141卷 / 1-2期
基金：
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词：
Ti:sapphire; bidirectional ring laser; femtosecond; mode-lock; Kerr-lens; Q-switch; passive negative feedback; energy limiter; laser gyro;
D O I：
10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00210-1
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report the first bidirectional operation of a Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser. Kerr-lensing was used both to mode-lock the laser and to limit the pulse energy through passive negative feedback. e-switched mode-locked operation was also observed in the same cavity at a period of 4 to 7 mu s. The unidirectionality/bidirectionality of that operation could be controlled with an intracavity semiconductor configured as an energy limiter. A simple ABCD matrix method correctly predicts the locations of the apertures to achieve the positive feedback required for continuous wave mode-locking and the negative feedback for continuous wave bidirectional operation. The numerical model also estimates the observed beat frequency of 80-150 kHz. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码：53 / 58
页数：6
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