Wavelength and polarisation dependence of dynamic pump-induced loss in titanium:sapphire

Simpson, Niall and Lee, Martin and Kemp, Alan J.; (2023) Wavelength and polarisation dependence of dynamic pump-induced loss in titanium:sapphire. In: Laser Congress 2023 (ASSL, LAC). Technical Digest Series . Optica Publishing Group, USA. ISBN 9781957171319 (https://doi.org/10.1364/ASSL.2023.AW1A.6)

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Abstract

We use the wavelength and polarisation-dependent power response of Ti:Sapphire resonators to demonstrate that the phenomenon of pump-induced loss in Ti:Sapphire is the product of two separate electronic excitations that interact.

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Simpson, Niall ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3139-472X, Lee, Martin and Kemp, Alan J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1076-3138;