Characterization of a self-seeded grating-based Ti:sapphire laser

Abstract

The work presented in this master thesis focuses on the upgrade of the grating-based Ti:sapphire laser system, which is located in IGISOL facility in the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. The classic grating Ti:sapphire laser is upgraded to the self-seeded grating-based Ti:sapphire laser with the addition of a partially reflecting mirror. This upgrading was done in order to increase the output power of the cavity. Then, the combination between the self-seeded grating-based Ti:sapphire laser and the existing three Ti:sapphire systems of laboratory are used for the search of auto-ionizing states in elements, such as silver, as well as for the saturation measurements and the delay curve.