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Kerr Lens Modelocking
Intensity-dependent refractive index Kerr lensing Intense beam: Focused Weak beam: Not focused Pulsed light CW light
Titanium Sapphire lasers 1 Kerr Lens Modelocking - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Titanium Sapphire lasers 1 Kerr Lens Modelocking - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Titanium Sapphire lasers 1 Kerr Lens Modelocking Intensity-dependent refractive index Kerr lensing Pulsed light Intense beam: Focused Weak beam: Not focused CW light Chirping Courtesy: J. A. Mondal, BARC Kerr lensing Pulsed light Intense
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Chirping
Kerr lensing Intense beam: Focused Weak beam: Not focused Pulsed light CW light Courtesy:
- J. A. Mondal, BARC
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Compensation for Group Velocity Dispersion (GVD)
Longer wavelengths traverse more glass Chirped input pulse Chirp-free, compressed output pulse Courtesy:
- J. A. Mondal, BARC
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Tunability using a slit
Chirped input pulse Chirp-free, compressed output pulse Courtesy:
- J. A. Mondal, BARC
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Energy levels and spectra
Tsunami manual
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Energy levels and spectra
Tsunami manual
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Murnane-Kapteyn design
- Ph. D. thesis,
- D. S. English,
Iowa State University, 1997
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Murnane-Kapteyn design
- Ph. D. thesis,
- D. S. English,
Iowa State University, 1997
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Tunable Ti: Sapphire laser: Tsunami
Tsunami manual
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Tunable Ti: Sapphire laser: Tsunami
Tsunami manual
- Cavity is not sealed
- Tunable range is limited by absorption by moisture
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Compact and sealed Ti: Sapphire laser: Mai Tai
Mai Tai manual