KERR LENS MODE-LOCKING

被引:187
作者
BRABEC, T
SPIELMANN, C
CURLEY, PF
KRAUSZ, F
机构
[1] Technische Universitäit Wien, Abteilung für Quantenelektronik und Lasertechnik, Wien, A-1040
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D O I
10.1364/OL.17.001292
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Self-focusing in conjunction with an intracavity aperture creates a power-dependent amplitude modulation in laser oscillators, which allows passive mode locking. A simple analytical formalism yields closed-form expressions for the depth of passive amplitude modulation introduced by either the spatial gain profile or a hard aperture inserted in the resonator. Design issues for this mode-locking technique are discussed.
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页码:1292 / 1294
页数:3
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