Passive mode locking with slow saturable absorbers

被引：227

作者：

Paschotta, R ^{[1
]}

Keller, U ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ETH Honggerberg, HPT,Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Quantum Elect, Ultrafast Laser Phys, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2001年 / 73卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1007/s003400100726

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We give a comprehensive overview on passive mode locking of solid-state lasers with slow saturable absorbers, based on analytical and numerical calculations. For picosecond lasers, we present a simple equation to estimate the obtained pulse duration and compare the results to those for mode locking with fast saturable absorbers. We also discuss how much shorter the pulse duration can be compared to the absorber recovery time and present a simple rule. The effect of self-phase modulation is found to be qualitatively different compared to the case of a fast saturable absorber, and the effect of phase changes in the absorber is also discussed. Finally, we discuss various issues concerning soliton mode-locked lasers.

引用

页码：653 / 662

页数：10

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