Published May 2002 | Version v1
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Phase-modulation bistability and threshold self-start of laser passive mode locking

Creators

  • 1. Institute of Automation and Electrometry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Koptyug Pr. 1, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Universitaet Rostock, D-18051 Rostock (Germany)

Description

A mechanism for operation bistability of passive mode-locked lasers is discovered. It explains why self-starting requires a critical minimum strength of seed fluctuations. There are two contributing factors: (a) a small-scale structure of the spectral loss curve due to a parasitic frequency-dependent loss, (b) phase modulation of the resulting pulses due to nonlinearity and frequency dispersion of the refractive index of intracavity elements. We discuss applications to actual experimental systems

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevA.65.053803;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 053803-053803.6
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36030523
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FLUCTUATIONS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; LASER CAVITIES; LASERS; MODE LOCKING; MODULATION; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OPTICAL DISPERSION; PULSES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS

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Notes
(c) 2002 The American Physical Society