Dynamics of dispersion managed octave-spanning titanium: Sapphire lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 743-749

  Sander, Michelle Y ^a   Birge, Jonathan ^a   Benedick, Andrew ^a   Crespo, Helder M ^a,b   Kärtner, Franz X ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; LASER MIRRORS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); SAPPHIRE; TITANIUM;

CYCLE PULSE; INTRACAVITY ELEMENTS; LASER MODELING; OUTPUT COUPLERS; PULSE DYNAMICS; TITANIUM:SAPPHIRE LASERS;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 65249144563     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.000743     Document Type: Article

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