FREQUENCY-SHIFT MODE-LOCKING OF CONTINUOUS-WAVE SOLID-STATE LASERS

Citation
Vl. Kalashnikov et al., FREQUENCY-SHIFT MODE-LOCKING OF CONTINUOUS-WAVE SOLID-STATE LASERS, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 12(11), 1995, pp. 2078-2082
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
12
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2078 - 2082
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1995)12:11<2078:FMOCSL>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We present the analysis of a new technique for mode locking cw solid-s tate lasers. The mode-locking mechanism consists of a combination of a laser carrier frequency shift from the center of gain band caused by insertion of a knife-edge into the intracavity prism section and self- phase modulation. It results in the quasisoliton formation of ultrasho rt pulses. An investigation of the soliton parameters versus the laser system parameters and a nonlinear analysis of soliton stability are p resented that show new possibilities for highly efficient mode locking of solid-state lasers. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America