Dispersion control in a 100-kHz-repetition-rate 35-fs Ti: Sapphire regenerative amplifier system

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1465-1470

  Lindner, F ^a   Paulus, G G ^a   Grasbon, F ^a,b   Dreischuh, A ^a,c   Walther, H ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b Siemens   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispersion control; Femtosecond laser; High repetition rate; Pulse shaping; Regenerative amplifier; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; PRISMS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

DISPERSION CONTROL; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HIGH REPETITION RATE; PULSE SHAPING; REGENERATIVE AMPLIFIER; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0036851283     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.804295     Document Type: Article

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