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Generation of 49 fs pulses in a CPM laser pumped by a small-frame Ar+ laser

Effects of cavity stability on short pulse formation

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A colliding pulse mode-locked ring dye laser, pumped by an all-line small frame Ar+ laser has been used to generate stable pulses as short as 49 fs with pulse duration and stability similar to those obtained with the usual configuration where a single line of the pump is used. The effects of cavity alignment on the absorber saturation are presented and explained in terms of an analysis of stability of the ring cavity.

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Mataloni, P., Santosuosso, M., De Martini, F. et al. Generation of 49 fs pulses in a CPM laser pumped by a small-frame Ar+ laser. Appl. Phys. B 52, 117–121 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00357665

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