Title :
Using the control duration to stabilize a multimode laser
Author :
Carr, Thomas W. ; Schwartz, Ira B.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Plasma Phys., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We have applied our method to the control of the model for a multimode Nd:YAG laser with an intracavity KTiOPO4 crystal. This laser system is designed to convert infrared light to visible green light via frequency doubling. However, for moderate pump powers the steady state laser output undergoes a Hopf bifurcation and for higher pump powers exhibits chaos
Keywords :
bifurcation; laser feedback; laser modes; laser stability; laser theory; neodymium; optical chaos; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; solid lasers; Hopf bifurcation; KTiOPO4; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; control duration; higher pump powers; infrared light; intracavity KTiOPO4 crystal; laser chaos; laser system design; moderate pump powers; multimode Nd:YAG laser; multimode laser stabilisation; optical frequency doubling; steady state laser output; visible green light; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical control; Optical design; Power lasers; Power system modeling; Pump lasers; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484814
