Energy rate equations for mode-locked lasers

被引:78
作者
Namiki, S [1 ]
Ippen, EP [1 ]
Haus, HA [1 ]
Yu, CX [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,ELECT RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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D O I
10.1364/JOSAB.14.002099
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A rate equation for pulse energy is obtained from the master equation of mode locking. This rate equation is used to investigate self-starting, steady-state pulse energy, stability, pulse quantization, simultaneous cw and pulse operation, hysteresis in mode locking, multiple-pulse operation, relaxation oscillations, and noise behavior. The theory also provides criteria for low-noise as well as high-power operation. The formulation is applied to both soliton lasers and stretched-pulse lasers, and their operations are compared. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码:2099 / 2111
页数:13
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