DocumentCode
2884702
Title
The Q-switching instability in passively mode-locked lasers
Author
Kolokolnikov, Théodore ; Erneux, Thomas ; Joly, Nicolas ; Bielawski, Serge
Author_Institution
Opt. Nonlineaire Theor., Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
122
Abstract
This study proposes a new multiple time scale analysis of the mode-locked laser equations. The analysis is valid for all class B (solid state and semiconductor) lasers and is detailed for a four-level laser with fast saturable losses. This work also presents the stability diagram of class B lasers, which is defined as the laser relaxation oscillation frequency.
Keywords
Q-switching; laser mode locking; laser theory; optical losses; optical saturation; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; Q-switching instability; class B lasers; fast saturable losses; four-level laser; laser relaxation oscillation frequency; mode-locked laser equations; multiple time scale analysis; passively mode-locked lasers; semiconductor lasers; solid state lasers; stability diagram; Atom lasers; Bifurcation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Nonlinear equations; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8973-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567293
Filename
1567293
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