DocumentCode
1143755
Title
Fluctuation mechanism of ultrashort pulse generation by laser with saturable absorber
Author
Kryukov, P.G. ; Letokhov, Vladilen Stepanovich
Author_Institution
Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, USSR
Volume
8
Issue
10
fYear
1972
fDate
10/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
766
Lastpage
782
Abstract
This paper presents a theoretical treatment of the fluctuation mechanism involved in the generation of picosecond laser pulses with saturable absorbers. The processes responsible for the shortening of the pulsewidth and for selection of the most intense pulse are treated. Some experimental results that confirmed the treatment are presented. The influence of inertia of saturable absorber and nonlinear losses (self-focusing and self-modulation) is discussed.
Keywords
Fluctuations; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1972.1076857
Filename
1076857
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