Pulse shaping in passively mode-locked ring dye lasers
Abstract
The concept of 'pulse shortening velocity' is introduced as a simplified measure of pulse width performance in passively mode-locked ring dye lasers. Pulse shapes have been computed for a variety of operating conditions. The influence of coherent coupling in colliding pulse systems is found to be essentially equivalent to that of an increased saturable absorber cross section.
- Publication:
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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Pub Date:
- April 1983
- DOI:
- 10.1109/JQE.1983.1071896
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJQE...19..520S
- Keywords:
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- Dye Lasers;
- Laser Mode Locking;
- Picosecond Pulses;
- Ring Lasers;
- Ultrashort Pulsed Lasers;
- Waveforms;
- Absorption Cross Sections;
- Computerized Simulation;
- Nonlinear Optics;
- Optical Coupling;
- Performance Prediction;
- Pulse Duration;
- Saturation;
- Wave Dispersion;
- Lasers and Masers