Femtosecond optical pulses
Abstract
Recent advances in generation, amplification, compression, and frequency broadening of femtosecond optical pulses are reviewed. The use of colliding pulse mode locking to generate pulses of 65 fs duration and pulse compression to reduce those pulse durations to 30 fs are described. Amplification of femtosecond pulses to gigawatt powers and frequency broadening to obtain white light continuum pulses while retaining femtosecond pulse durations are also examined.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- April 1983
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJQE...19..500F
- Keywords:
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- High Power Lasers;
- Laser Mode Locking;
- Light Amplifiers;
- Pulse Compression;
- Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers;
- Laser Cavities;
- Optical Resonators;
- Pulse Duration;
- Spectral Line Width;
- Wave Amplification;
- Lasers and Masers