Marconi, Mario Carlo, authorLibertun, Ariel, authorHnilo, Alejandro A., authorKovalsky, Marcelo G., authorElsevier Science B. V., publisher2007-01-032007-01-032001Kovalsky, Marcelo G., et al., Bistability in Kerr Lens Mode-Locked Ti:sapphire Lasers, Optics Communications 192, no. 3-6 (1 June 2001): [333]-338.http://hdl.handle.net/10217/67852Femtosecond pulse Ti:sapphire lasers can operate in different ways for the same values of the control parameters. This phenomenon of multistability is explained in a simple way by a theoretical approach using iterative or Poincaré maps. We present experimental confirmation of the predictions of the approach regarding the slope (of pulse duration vs. group velocity dispersion) and regions of stability of two different regimes of mode locking, i.e. transform-limited and chirped output pulses.born digitalarticleseng©2001 Elsevier Science B. V.Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.bifurcations and chaosnonlinear dynamicsself-mode-locked lasersti:sapphire lasersKerr lens mode lockingText