Title
Double Gires-Tournois interferometer negative-dispersion mirrors for use in tunable mode-locked lasers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-15-2000
Publication Title
Optics letters
Department
Physics
Abstract
We report the implementation and operation of novel superhigh-reflectivity negative-dispersion dielectric mirrors for use in tunable ultrafast laser systems. The mirror structure is divided into two distinct regions: an underlying superhigh-reflectivity dielectric quarter-wavelength stack and an overlying negative-dispersion section consisting of only a few layers and forming simple multiple Gires–Tournois interferometers. The example that we present was designed for operation from 800 to 900 nm and has a near-constant group-delay dispersion of -40 fs2 and a peak reflectivity greater than 99.99%. We show a comparison of the predicted and the measured mirror performance and application of these mirrors in a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser tunable from 805 to 915 nm.
ISSN
0146-9592
WorldCat Link
Citation
Golubovic, B, RR Austin, MK Steiner-Shepard, MK Reed, SA Diddams, DJ Jones, and Engen A. G. Van. "Double Gires-Tournois Interferometer Negative-Dispersion Mirrors for Use in Tunable Mode-Locked Lasers." Optics Letters. 25.4 (2000): 275-7. Print.