CW Laser (monochromatic)

http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/sentFiles/MazurTalk_507.pdf

Ultra-Short Pulse Generation

http://oemagazine.com/fromTheMagazine/may04/practical.html

Center Frequency

Fundamental Cavity Mode

TBP = .319 = ΔωΔτ or σtσω=1

http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/sentFiles/MazurTalk_507.pdf

SF11 Fused Silica

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 11.74

1.76

1.78

1.8

1.82

1.84

1.86

(m)

n()

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 11.45

1.455

1.46

1.465

1.47

1.475

(m)

n()

32

23

22

22

12

212 1

CB

CB

CBn

SF11 Fused Silica

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 11000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

(m)

GV

D (f

s2 )

GVD

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

(m)

GV

D (f

s2 )

GVD

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1-1

-0.5

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5x 10

7

(m)

TOD

(fs3 )

TOD

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1-2

-1.5

-1

-0.5

0

0.5

1

1.5

2x 10

6

(m)TO

D (f

s3 )

TOD

SF11 Fused Silica

DISPERSION

0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 11.45

1.455

1.46

1.465

1.47

1.475

(m)

n()

ncv

Dispersion Curve of Fused Silica

Dispersion Compensation

http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/sentFiles/MazurTalk_507.pdf

Grating Pairshttp://mazur-www.harvard.edu/sentFiles/MazurTalk_507.pdf

Prism Pairs

http://mazur-www.harvard.edu/sentFiles/MazurTalk_507.pdf

Chirped Mirrors

OPTICS LETTERS / Vol. 22, No. 11 / June 1, 1997

Delay (a.u.)

Inten

sity (

a.u.)

650 700 750 800 850 900 950Wavelength (nm) Delay (a.u.)

Inten

sity (

a.u.)

650 700 750 800 850 900 950650 700 750 800 850 900 950Wavelength (nm)

Laser Spectrum and Pulse Width

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 7000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

20X Apochromat

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 7000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

20X Planapochromat

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 7000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

40X Apochromat

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 7000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

63X Apochromat

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 7000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

63X C-Apochromat

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 7000

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

100X Apochromat