Abstract

We demonstrate the generation of nearly bandwidth-limited 8-fs optical pulses near 0.8 μm from a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser oscillator, using chirped dielectric mirrors for dispersion control. The mode-locking performance is described, and limitations are discussed.

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