Title :
Control of chaos by periodic modulation
Author :
Kociuba, G. ; Tang, D.Y. ; Heckenberg, N.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have a class C laser operating beyond the second threshold in the bad cavity case. This allows us to generate autonomous chaos where no modulation of any parameter is required. This type of system has been extensively studied both numerically and experimentally. However, less investigation has been made on autonomous systems where one of the parameters of the dynamical system becomes time dependent, in particular the effect of modulating a class C laser. In our experiment we have an ammonia ring laser with a wavelength of 153 microns, optically pumped by a CO/sub 2/ laser. Modulation is achieved via an acousto-optic modulator.
Keywords :
acousto-optical modulation; ammonia; gas lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; optical chaos; ring lasers; 153 micron; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ laser; NH/sub 3/; acousto-optic modulator; ammonia ring laser; autonomous chaos; autonomous systems; bad cavity case; class C laser; dynamical system; optical modulation; optically pumped; periodic modulation controlled laser chaos; second threshold; time dependent; Chaos; Frequency conversion; Hydrogen; Laser theory; Optical pumping; Pulse compression methods; Pulse generation; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Ring lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807415
