Theoretical modeling of gain-guiding effects in experimental all-solid-state KLM lasers

Author

Ritsataki, A. ; New, G.H.C. ; Melish, R. ; Hyde, Sam C W ; French, Paul M W ; Taylor, J.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK

Volume

4

Issue

2

fYear

1998

Firstpage

185

Lastpage

192

Abstract

All-solid-state four-mirror Kerr lens mode locked (KLM) Cr:LiScGaAlF₆ and three-mirror Cr:YAG femtosecond lasers have been experimentally developed and theoretically analyzed, using a numerical model that takes into account astigmatism, nonlinear xy coupling, and gain-guiding. For the soft-aperture three-mirror KLM system, the model is extended to include gain saturation and soft-aperturing and a new optimization parameter is proposed

Keywords

aberrations; chromium; high-speed optical techniques; laser mirrors; laser theory; optical Kerr effect; optical saturation; optimisation; solid lasers; Kerr lens mode locked lasers; LiScGaAlF₆:Cr; YAG:Cr; YAl5O12:Cr; all-solid-state KLM lasers; astigmatism; four-mirror KLM Cr:LiScGaAlF₆ lasers; gain saturation; gain-guiding; gain-guiding effects; nonlinear xy coupling; numerical model; optimization parameter; soft-aperture three-mirror KLM system; soft-aperturing; theoretical modeling; three-mirror Cr:YAG femtosecond lasers; Diodes; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Numerical models; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.686722

Filename

686722