Pulse propagation near zero group-velocity dispersion in a femtosecond dye laser
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 15 (23), 1374-1376
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.15.001374
Abstract
The propagation of femtosecond pulses in a colliding-pulse mode-locked dye laser near zero group-velocity dispersion is studied. The pulse spectrum is shown to exhibit a double-peak structure. This structure and its dependence on the intracavity dispersion can be explained by nonlinear pulse propagation near zero dispersion. A value for the third-order dispersion of the laser cavity is deduced and is found to be predominant for pulses shorter than 50 fsec.Keywords
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