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

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1-4 Dec 1998

Firstpage

65

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4947-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1998.737735

Filename

737735