Abstract

Using an SF6 glass plate as the intracavity Kerr medium and a double-prism pair for dispersion compensation, we developed a femtosecond transform-limited passively mode-locked dye laser. Self-starting mode locking is achieved with a dilute intracavity TCVEBI saturable-absorber jet. Within a 50% power drop the tuning range is 577–606 nm. Pulse characteristics of the laser agree with theoretical predictions based on the Ginzburg–Landau equation.

© 1994 Optical Society of America

Measurements of the self-starting threshold of Kerr-lens mode-locking lasers

Yuh-Fwu Chou, Jyhpyng Wang, Hsiao-Hua Liu, and Nai-Ping Kuo
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Wavelength-tunable passive mode locking of dye lasers by use of the intracavity optical Kerr effect

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