• DocumentCode
    2789855
  • 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
    Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, 21250, USA
  • 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
    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
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431483
  • Filename
    4431483