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Generation of sub-40 fs pulses from a mode-locked dual-gain-media Nd:glass laser

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We propose and demonstrate mode locking of a novel dual-gain-media Nd:fluorophosphate and Nd:silicate glass laser. It overcomes the linewidth limitation of a single-medium Nd:glass laser. A pulse bandwidth of 41 nm has been obtained, which is nearly twice as broad as that from a single-medium Nd:glass laser. Wing-free pulses of 38 fs have been generated, which are the shortest from a Nd:glass laser oscillator.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA, US

    S. Han, W. Lu, B.Y. Sheh & L. Yan

  2. Army Research Laboratory, Sensor and Electron Devices Directorate, 2800 Powder Mill Rd, Adelphi, MD 20783, USA, US

    M. Wraback, H. Shen, J. Pamulapati & P.G. Newman

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  1. S. Han
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Received: 14 September 2001 / Revised version: 23 October 2001 / Published online: 27 June 2002

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Han, S., Lu, W., Sheh, B. et al. Generation of sub-40 fs pulses from a mode-locked dual-gain-media Nd:glass laser. Appl Phys B 74 (Suppl 1), s177–s179 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-002-0878-8

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