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The wavelength-dependent thermal refractive index gives an extra degree of freedom for adjustment of higher-order dispersion of a prismatic pulse compressor. The effect allows of fine tuning of both intracavity and extracavity dispersion of ultra-fast oscillators. The calculations have been carried out using a new and rather handy formalism, which describes the operation of a prism pulse compressor as a linear function of the ratio of the total glass path in the prisms and the prism apex distance. The validity of theoretical calculations is supported by experimental evidence.
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Received: 16 April 2002 / Published online: 15 November 2002
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Osvay, K., Dombi, P., Kovács, A. et al. Fine tuning of the higher-order dispersion of a prismatic pulse compressor . Appl Phys B 75, 649–654 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-002-1021-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-002-1021-6