Title :
Numerical model of Kerr-lens mode-locking
Author :
Ritsataki, A. ; French, Paul M. W. ; New, G.H.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in Kerr-lens mode-locking (KLM) in view of its implications for femtosecond pulse generation in solid-state lasers. We are currently applying our numerical model to the novel KLM cavities proposed by Ramaswamy-Paye et al. and Bouma et al. We will also analyze the effect of nonradially symmetric pump beams such as those from semiconductor diode lasers. Comparison with experimental results will be discussed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser theory; optical Kerr effect; optical pumping; solid lasers; KLM cavities; Kerr-lens mode-locking numerical model; femtosecond pulse generation; nonradially symmetric pump beams; numerical model; semiconductor diode lasers; solid-state lasers; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; Optimized production technology; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Vision defects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
