Title :
Nonlinear refraction and etalon effects in cw solid-state lasers mode-locked by semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors
Author :
Poloyko, I.G. ; Kalashnikov, V.L. ; Mikhailov, V.P.
Author_Institution :
Int. Laser Center, Minsk, Byelorussia
Abstract :
We present a theory for ultrashort pulse generation in cw solid-state lasers with a nonlinear Fabry-Perot resonator containing semiconductor layer that possesses of nonlinear refraction. Assuming the Fabry-Perot resonator to be much shorter than the pulse width and that the semiconductor absorber is fully saturated by the pulse energy, which is the case in real-world lasers, we derive the expressions for the Fabry-Perot resonator transmission in two limiting cases
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; laser mode locking; light refraction; optical pulse generation; reflectivity; solid lasers; CW solid-state lasers; Fabry-Perot resonator transmission; etalon effects; fully saturated; limiting cases; mode-locked lasers; nonlinear Fabry-Perot resonator; nonlinear refraction; pulse energy; pulse width; real-world lasers; semiconductor layer; semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors; ultrashort pulse generation; Chirp; Fabry-Perot; Laser mode locking; Mirrors; Nonlinear equations; Optical refraction; Pulse generation; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737735
