THEORETICAL MODELING OF GAIN-GUIDING EFFECTS IN EXPERIMENTAL ALL-SOLID-STATE KLM LASERS

Authors
RITSATAKI A NEW GHC MELLISH R HYDE SCW FRENCH PMW TAYLOR JR
Citation
A. Ritsataki et al., THEORETICAL MODELING OF GAIN-GUIDING EFFECTS IN EXPERIMENTAL ALL-SOLID-STATE KLM LASERS, IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics, 4(2), 1998, pp. 185-192
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic",Optics
Journal title
IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1077260X
Volume
4
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
185 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
1077-260X(1998)4:2<185:TMOGEI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
All-solid-state four-mirror KLM Cr:LiSGAF and three-mirror Cr:YAG femt osecond lasers have been experimentally developed and theoretically an alyzed, using a numerical model that takes into account astigmatism, n onlinear chi y coupling, and gain-guiding. For the soft-aperture three -mirror KLM system, the model is extended to include gain saturation a nd soft-aperturing and a new optimization parameter is proposed.