Frontiers in ultrashort pulse generation: pushing the limits in linear and nonlinear optics

G Steinmeyer, DH Sutter, L Gallmann, N Matuschek… - Science, 1999 - science.org
Optical pulses in the 5-femtosecond range are produced by a variety of methods. Although
different in technical detail, each method relies on the same three key components: spectral …

Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis

DJ Jones, SA Diddams, JK Ranka, A Stentz… - Science, 2000 - science.org
We stabilized the carrier-envelope phase of the pulses emitted by a femtosecond mode-
locked laser by using the powerful tools of frequency-domain laser stabilization. We …

60-fsec pulse generation from a self-mode-locked Ti: sapphire laser

DE Spence, PN Kean, W Sibbett - Optics letters, 1991 - opg.optica.org
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Chirped multilayer coatings for broadband dispersion control in femtosecond lasers

R Szipöcs, K Ferencz, C Spielmann, F Krausz - Optics letters, 1994 - opg.optica.org
Optical thin-film structures exhibiting high reflectivity and a nearly constant negative group-
delay dispersion over frequency ranges as broad as 80 THz are presented. This attractive …

Compression of optical pulses to six femtoseconds by using cubic phase compensation

RL Fork, CHB Cruz, PC Becker, CV Shank - Optics letters, 1987 - opg.optica.org
Compression of optical pulses to six femtoseconds by using cubic phase compensation
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Negative group-velocity dispersion using refraction

OE Martinez, JP Gordon, RL Fork - JOSA A, 1984 - opg.optica.org
It is shown that a negative contribution to the group-velocity dispersion always accompanies
angular dispersion. We describe structures, such as slabs and prisms, that use this …

Observation of spatial optical solitons in a nonlinear glass waveguide

JS Aitchison, AM Weiner, Y Silberberg, MK Oliver… - Optics Letters, 1990 - opg.optica.org
We report the observation of spatial optical solitons due to the Kerr nonlinearity in a planar
glass waveguide and present measurements of the nonlinear response obtained by placing …

Grating and prism compressors in the case of finite beam size

OE Martinez - JOSA B, 1986 - opg.optica.org
The grating and prism compressors are studied for the case of finite beam size by using the
Kirchhoff–Fresnel integral and an amplitude transfer operator for the grating and prism. The …

Generation of optical pulses as short as 27 femtoseconds directly from a laser balancing self-phase modulation, group-velocity dispersion, saturable absorption, and …

JA Valdmanis, RL Fork, JP Gordon - Optics letters, 1985 - opg.optica.org
We describe an ultrashort-pulse laser that, under specific operating conditions, balances the
mechanisms of conventional passive mode locking and solitonlike pulse shaping in a single …

Distortion of femtosecond laser pulses in lenses

Z Bor - Optics letters, 1989 - opg.optica.org
Large temporal front distortion of femtosecond pulses occurs in lenses having chromatic
aberration. The effect is due to the difference between the phase and group velocities …