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An ultrabroadband (up to 35 nm FWHM) generation by a pulsed dye laser is reported. The principle of laser operation is based on a recently proposed cavity configuration, which we have termed “spatially-dispersive” resonator. By means of a prism pair this spreads the various spectral components into different spatial areas in the active medium and thus reduces the competition between them. A generation of a spectrum containing a number of equally spaced lines is also demonstrated.
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Danailov, M.B., Christov, I.P. Ultrabroadband laser using prism-based “spatially-dispersive” resonator. Appl. Phys. B 51, 300–302 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325052
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