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 fs(2) 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.
ABSTRACT
We measure the second- and third-order dispersion coefficients, d(2)k/domega(2) and d(3)k/domega(3), of water for wavelengths from 0.45 to 1.3 mum using a Michelson white-light interferometer. In this interval, the second-order dispersion ranges from 0.068 to -0.1 fs(2)/mum, and the third-order dispersion ranges from 0.048 to 1.18 fs(3)/mum. We observe an oscillation in d(2)k/domega(2) near 1.1 mum that is due to water absorption features near that wavelength. From the dispersion coefficients, derivatives of the index of refraction of water are calculated and compared with available equations. These measured values of d(2)n/dlambda(2) and d(3)n/dlambda(3) should be useful in the evaluation and improvement of existing equations for n(lambda) in water.
