Abstract

Time profiles of a transient lens on a subpicosecond time scale are observed by use of a dual-beam thermal-lens configuration. On this time scale and under nonresonant conditions the transient lens is composed mainly of the Kerr response. The electronic and nuclear responses are clearly separated by the polarization selection.

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Transient thermal lens in a ZnGeP₂ crystal

J. E. Tucker, C. L. Marquardt, S. R. Bowman, and B. J. Feldman
Appl. Opt. 34(15) 2678-2682 (1995)

Influence of diffraction on hard-aperture Kerr-lens mode locking

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Astigmatism in Gaussian-beam self-focusing and in resonators for Kerr-lens mode locking

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Simple analytical method of cavity design for astigmatism-compensated Kerr-lens mode-locked ring lasers and its applications

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