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Ti:Sapphire-pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillators based on KTiOPO4 and RTiOAsO4

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The design, configuration and operation of Ti:Sapphire-laser-pumped femtosecond Optical Parametric Oscillators (OPOs) using KTP and RTA are described. The results presented include configurations capable of producing transform-limited pulses shorter than 40 fs and operating with pump powers as low as 50 mW. Tunability within the 1–3 µn spectral region is demonstrated using pump-tuning alone.

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    D. T. Reid, M. Ebrahimzadeh & W. Sibbett

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Reid, D.T., Ebrahimzadeh, M. & Sibbett, W. Ti:Sapphire-pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillators based on KTiOPO4 and RTiOAsO4 . Appl. Phys. B 60, 437–442 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081323

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