Influence of saturable-absorber transmission and optical pumping on the reproducibility of passive mode locking
1973; IEEE Photonics Society; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1109/jqe.1973.1077493
ISSN1558-1713
AutoresB. Hausherr, Ernst Mathieu, H. P. Weber,
Tópico(s)Mechanical and Optical Resonators
ResumoFollowing the Letokhov model for passive mode locking, which describes the buildup of ultrashort light pulses from noise, the statistical behavior of passive mode locking and the discrimination characteristics of the nonlinear absorber are examined. The probability W of having a second ultrashort pulse of a certain intensity within the resonator round-trip time 2t_{L} is described. This probability is essentially a function of the initial dye absorption coefficient x 0 and a pumping parameter t p that is a measure for the excitation rate of the optical pump. Experimental results are reported that confirm these theoretical considerations.
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