Low repetition rate, passively modelocked Ti:Sapphire oscillator

Authors

  • Tomasz Michał Kardaś University of Warsaw
  • Piotr Wasylczyk Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Warsaw
  • Wojciech Gadomski Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Warsaw

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https://doi.org/10.4302/photon.%20lett.%20pl.v1i3.53

Abstract

We present two configurations of low repetition rate Ti:Sapphire femtosecond oscillators with the Herriott cell. Pulse energies of 50 nJ at 13.6 MHz and 40 nJ at the 5.4 MHz repetition rate were achieved. We discuss Herriott cell design as well as the details of laser construction.

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Author Biography

Tomasz Michał Kardaś, University of Warsaw

Laboratory of Physicochemistry of Dielectrics, Department of Chemistry, PhD student

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2009-09-30

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T. M. Kardaś, P. Wasylczyk, and W. Gadomski, “Low repetition rate, passively modelocked Ti:Sapphire oscillator”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 1, no. 3, pp. pp. 133–135, Sep. 2009.

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