Chirp in a mode-locked ring dye laser
Abstract
Dietel et al. (1982) have shown that an intracavity prism is not necessarily detrimental to the generation of ultrashort pulses in a mode-locked dye laser. The present investigation is concerned with measurements of pulse compression which were performed for intracavity and extracavity conditions, taking into account a demonstration of the role of glass dispersion. The suggestion is made that a chirp induced in the saturable absorber causes the pulse to be compressed in normally dispersive media. It is found that the laser wavelength (in the range from 605 to 630 nm) and the pulse duration depend on the concentration of the saturable absorber. These observations confirm the predominant role of the mode-locking dye in chirping.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- October 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJQE...19.1467D
- Keywords:
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- Chirp;
- Dye Lasers;
- Laser Mode Locking;
- Laser Outputs;
- Ring Lasers;
- Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers;
- Laser Cavities;
- Pulse Compression;
- Pulse Duration;
- Tunable Lasers;
- Lasers and Masers