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Self phase modulation in a femtosecond pulse amplifier with subsequent compression

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The pulses from a colliding-pulse mode-locked dye laser (100 fs, 20 pJ) are amplified to 0.2 mJ and self phase modulated in an excimer laser pumped dye amplifier. Suitable chirp compensation leads to nearly bandwidth-limited pulses of about 50 fs duration.

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Dietel, W., Döpel, E., Petrov, V. et al. Self phase modulation in a femtosecond pulse amplifier with subsequent compression. Appl. Phys. B 46, 183–184 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00686473

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