DocumentCode
3026442
Title
Gain Dynamics and Frequency Pulling in Mode-Locked Lasers
Author
Menyuk, Curtis R. ; Wahlstrand, Jared K. ; Willits, John T. ; Smith, Ryan P. ; Schibli, Thomas R. ; Cundiff, Steven T.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Observations of the response of a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser to an abrupt change in pump power show that gain dynamics should be included in a complete theory of its response to perturbations.
Keywords
laser mode locking; optical pumping; perturbation theory; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; frequency pulling; gain dynamics; mode-locked Ti-sapphire laser; perturbations; pump power; Atom lasers; Fluorescence; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453706
Filename
4453706
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