Self-locking and self-pulsing of an avalanche upconversion cavity

Author

Shu, Q. ; Rand, S.C.

Author_Institution

Div. of Appl. Phys., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

180

Lastpage

181

Abstract

Summary form only given. The nonlinear response of optical cavities containing avalanche upconversion crystals has not been studied previously. Here we report characteristics of a laser cavity containing Tm/sup 3+/:LiYF/sub 4/, excited at an avalanche resonance. Self-pulsing and an interesting self-locking phenomenon are reported.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; solid lasers; thulium; LiYF/sub 4/:Tm; Tm/sup 3+/:LiYF/sub 4/; avalanche resonance; avalanche upconversion cavity; avalanche upconversion crystals; laser cavity; nonlinear response; optical cavities; self-locking; self-pulsing; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Pump lasers; Resonance; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-444-0

Type

conf

Filename

865740

Link To Document

https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=355586