CHAOTIC AND PERIODIC PASSIVE Q-SWITCHING IN COUPLED CO2-LASERS WITH A SATURABLE ABSORBER

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作者
LIU, YD
DEOLIVEIRA, PC
DANAILOV, MB
LEITE, JRR
机构
[1] UNIV FED PERNAMBUCO, DEPT FIS, BR-50739 RECIFE, PE, BRAZIL
[2] UNIV FED PARAIBA, DEPT FIS, BR-58051 JOAO PESSOA, BRAZIL
[3] UNIV SOFIA, FAC PHYS, BU-1126 SOFIA, BULGARIA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 50卷 / 04期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.50.3464
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Two CO2 lasers With SF6 as an intracavity saturable absorber were optically coupled, and their passive Q-switching dynamics were investigated. The amount of coupling used induced transitions from two unsynchronized periodic oscillating lasers into two synchronized chaotic ones. Conversely, the uucoupled lasers set in the chaotic regime could be made synchronized with a periodic pulsation after their coupling. Numerical solutions for the laser equations agree with the observations.
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页码:3464 / 3470
页数:7
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