Published November 2011
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Journal article
Obtaining single-cycle pulses from a mode-locked laser
- 1. Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University, Petrodvoretz, St. Petersburg 198504 (Russian Federation)
- 2. Department of Information Engineering, Universitaa di Brescia, Via Branze 38, I-25123 Brescia (Italy)
- 3. St. Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, St. Petersburg 197101 (Russian Federation)
- 4. Institute of Laser Physics, Vavilov State Optical Institute, Birzhevaya liniya, 12, St. Petersburg 199034 (Russian Federation)
Description
In all existing mode-locked lasers, the ultimate limit on the output pulse duration is set by the bandwidth of the gain medium. Yet the technique of coherent mode locking allows one to generate broadband pulses from a laser with a linearly narrowband active medium by exploiting the coherent properties of the amplifier. In this work we numerically demonstrate how to use this technique for the generation of single-cycle pulses directly from a mode-locked oscillator.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 84
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 053810-053810.5
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44053589
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLIFIERS; GAIN; LASER RADIATION; LASERS; MODE LOCKING; OSCILLATORS; PHOTON EMISSION; PULSES
- Descriptors DEC
- AMPLIFICATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EMISSION; EQUIPMENT; RADIATIONS
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- Notes
- (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics