STABILITY OF LASERS MODE-LOCKED BY 2 SATURABLE ABSORBERS

Authors
CHEN JC HAUS HA IPPEN EP
Citation
Jc. Chen et al., STABILITY OF LASERS MODE-LOCKED BY 2 SATURABLE ABSORBERS, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 29(4), 1993, pp. 1228-1232
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1228 - 1232
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1993)29:4<1228:SOLMB2>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
An analytic model that takes into account dispersion, chirp, self-phas e modulation, bandwidth limitation, frequency walkoff, and cavity leng th detuning is applied to lasers passively mode locked by two saturabl e absorbers-one fast and one slow. This general model predicts that th e balance between slow gain and slow absorber affects pulse timing shi fts and frequency changes. Such shifts limit the range of permitted in tracavity dispersion.