MODE-LOCKING DYNAMICS OF SYNCHRONOUSLY PUMPED COLOR-CENTER LASERS - FABRY-PEROT AND RING GEOMETRIES

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作者
FORYSIAK, W
MOLONEY, JV
机构
[1] UNIV ARIZONA, DEPT MATH, TUCSON, AZ 85721 USA
[2] HERIOT WATT UNIV, DEPT PHYS, EDINBURGH EH14 4AS, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1992年 / 45卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.45.8110
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Numerical simulations of mode locking in synchronously pumped KCI:T1(0)(1) and LiF:F2+ color-center lasers in Fabry-Perot and ring configurations are presented. The presence of spontaneous-emission noise leads to large-scale fluctuations in the resulting pilses, and conditions for pulse optimization and stabilization are described. There exists a close correspondence between regimes of quasistationary and fluctuating pulses in the Fabry-Perot and unidirectional ring lasers, with regimes of quasistationary, spontaneously unidirectional and stochastically driven, competitive, bidirectional pulsing in the bidirectional lasers.
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页码:8110 / 8120
页数:11
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