Title :
Period doubling of torus in an acousto-optically modelocked Ti:sapphire laser
Author :
Gyu Ug Kim ; Yong Pyung Kim ; Chil-Min Kim
Author_Institution :
Korea Res. Inst. of Stand. & Sci., Taejon, South Korea
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have observed a route to chaos in an acousto-optically modelocked Ti:sapphire laser. In the experiment stable modelocked laser pulses develop into chaos through quasiperiodicity and doubling of torus as the cavity length is detuned. This phenomenon provides a route to chaos in a modelocked laser.
Keywords :
acousto-optical modulation; laser mode locking; optical chaos; solid lasers; titanium; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/:Ti; acousto-optically modelocked Ti:sapphire laser; cavity length detuning; chaos; laser pulses; period doubling; quasiperiodicity; torus; Chaos; Frequency modulation; Ionization; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
