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Table: Material parameters of Cr:ZnSe and Ti:Sapphire active media

	$T_r$	$\lambda$	$\Delta\lambda$	$n_2$	$n$	$\sigma_g$	$\sigma_a$	$\lambda_a$
	$\mu$s	$\mu$m	nm	cm$^2$/PW		10$^{-20}$ cm$^2$	10$^{-20}$ cm$^2$	$\mu$m
Cr$^{2+}$:ZnSe	6	2.5	800	16	2.45	80	37	1.75
Ti$^{2+}$:Al$_2$O$_3$	3	0.8	200	0.3	1.76	30	20	0.488

Table: Experimental and model parameters. For definitions, see Section .

	$x$	$w_0$	$T_{cav}$	$\alpha _{max}$	$\beta$	$t_f$	$\epsilon$	$P_{max}$
	cm	$\mu$m	ns		cm$^2$/TW	fs
Cr$^{2+}$:ZnSe	0.6	60	10	5.28	95	12.5	$1.3\times 10^{-3}$	$1.6\times 10^{-4}$
Ti$^{2+}$:Al$_2$O$_3$	1.5	14	12.3	0.33	21	2.5	$1.46\times 10^{-4}$	$1.44\times 10^{-3}$

 

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