PASSIVE-MODE LOCKING OF LASERS USING BACTERIORHODOPSIN MOLECULES

Authors
REDDY KPJ
Citation
Kpj. Reddy, PASSIVE-MODE LOCKING OF LASERS USING BACTERIORHODOPSIN MOLECULES, Applied physics letters, 64(21), 1994, pp. 2776-2778
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
64
Issue
21
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2776 - 2778
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1994)64:21<2776:PLOLUB>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Passive mode locking of lasers using the protein molecule bacteriorhod opsin which acts as a slow saturable absorber is proposed. Based on th e self-consistent approach, expressions for the laser pulse energy and pulsewidth are derived. It is shown that mode-locked pulses of 64 fs duration and 7 nJ energy could be generated in the visible region by t his method.