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Double Gires Tournois Interferometer Negative Dispersion Mirrors for Use in Tunable Modelocked Laserd

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Author(s)

B Golubovic, R R. Austin, M K. Steiner-Shepard, M K. Reed, A G. van Engen, Scott Diddams

Abstract

We report the design and operation of novel super-high reflectivity negative dispersion dielectric mirrors for use in tunable ultrafast laser systems. The mirror structure is divided into two distinct regions: an underlying super-high reflectivity dielectric quater wavelength stack, and an overlying negative dispersion section consisting of only a few layers and forming simple multiple Gires-Tournois Interferometers. The mirror structure presented in this paper was designed for operation from 800-900 nm and has a near constant group dispersion delay of -40 fs2 and a peak reflectivity greater than 99.99%. We show a comparison of the predicted and measured mirror performance and their application in a modelocked ti:sapphire laser tunable from 805-915 nm.
Citation
Optics Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

negative dispersion mirrors, ultrafast lasers

Citation

Golubovic, B. , Austin, R. , Steiner-Shepard, M. , Reed, M. , van Engen, A. and Diddams, S. (1999), Double Gires Tournois Interferometer Negative Dispersion Mirrors for Use in Tunable Modelocked Laserd, Optics Letters (Accessed July 17, 2024)

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Created August 9, 1999, Updated October 12, 2021