SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION AND PREDICTION OF THE PULSE-WIDTH OF SYNCHRONOUSLY PUMPED LASERS

We reanalyze the pulse width in synchronously pumped lasers. With expe rimental results from a color center laser, corresponding numerical si mulations, and data from the literature, we investigate the dependence of the laser pulse width as a function of the most important paramete rs without making assumptions about pulse shape stability. We derive a n empirical unified fomula that allows us to predict the optimum achie veable pulse width and the required parameter values such as tuner sel ectivity. It also gives information about pulse properties for other t han the optimum choice of parameters. Moreover, it provides informatio n about pulse stability. The formula is also applicable to synchronous ly pumped optical parametric oscillators.