Starting mechanism in coupled-cavity modelocked laser systems

A. I. Lobad; Paul J. Rodney; B. C. Tousley; S. M. Mehta; Philippe M. Fauchet

doi:10.1117/12.175842

16 May 1994 Starting mechanism in coupled-cavity modelocked laser systems

A. I. Lobad, Paul J. Rodney, B. C. Tousley, S. M. Mehta, Philippe M. Fauchet

Proceedings Volume 2116, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175842
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The starting mechanism in coupled-cavity, additive pulse mode-locked (APM) lasers is discussed theoretically and demonstrated experimentally. Short- and strong-mode beating noise bursts that can overcome dynamic gain saturation in large emission cross-section gain media result from the etalon effect of the coupled cavity that forces lasing at two separate frequencies. We have measured terahertz-mode beating fluctuations, that are in quantitative agreement with our theory, in a coupled-cavity NaCl color-center laser. A detailed comparison between theory and experiments is presented, and implications regarding other laser systems are discussed.

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A. I. Lobad, Paul J. Rodney, B. C. Tousley, S. M. Mehta, and Philippe M. Fauchet "Starting mechanism in coupled-cavity modelocked laser systems", Proc. SPIE 2116, Generation, Amplification, and Measurement of Ultrashort Laser Pulses, (16 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175842

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