Title :
Chaotic mode-locking of mid-IR chirped-pulse oscillator
Author :
Kalashnikov, Vladimir L. ; Sorokin, Evgeni ; Sorokina, Irina T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fuer Photonik, Tech. Univ. Wien, Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
We demonstrate that the source of chaotic mode-locking in a solid-state oscillator results from a parametric resonance with dissipative waves, as opposed to the negative feedback caused by the increased the pulse power in fibre lasers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical parametric oscillators; chaotic mode-locking; fibre lasers; mid-IR chirped-pulse oscillator; parametric resonance; solid-state oscillator; Chirp; Dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942492
