Cubic-Phase-Free Dispersion Compensation in Solid-State Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers,

Abstract

We show that intracavity group-velocity dispersion compensation with the use of prisms composed of conventional optical materials can be accomplished while simultaneously eliminating the round-trip cavity cubic phase. The ability to compensate perfectly both second- and third-order dispersion exists for pulses whose central wavelengths lie within a range that depends on the prism and laser rod materials as well as on the prism angles. In the case of Ti:sapphire and Cr:LiSrAlF6 lasers, Brewster prisms composed of readily available materials can be used to compensate for both group-velocity dispersion and cubic phase over much of the respective tuning ranges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA262918

Entities

People

  • B. E. Lemoff
  • C. P. Barty

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acousto-Optic Modulators
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Dispersions
  • Electro-Optics
  • Group Velocity
  • Laser Materials
  • Laser Mediums
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Resonators
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Ray Tracing
  • Refractive Index
  • Sapphire

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy