Coherence effects in hybridly mode-locked dye lasers; Theory and experiment

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Journal of Quantum Electronics; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/3.40633· OSTI ID:7006128

MacFarlane, D L ^[1]; Casperson, L W ^[2]; Janes, S M ^[3]

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1. School of Engineering and Computer Science and the Center for Applied Optics, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX (US)
2. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR (US)
3. Quantronix, Smithtown, NY (US)

Presented is a semiclassical model for a synchronously pumped mode-locked dye laser with a saturable absorber included in the cavity. The model is verified through comparison with experiments performed on a commercially available hybridly mode-locked dye laser operating with separate jets of Rhodamine 6G and DODCI/DQOCI. The effects of varying the absorber molarity and the saturation parameter are mapped theoretically for two different saturable absorber dyes, DODCI and DQOCI. The nonlinear dynamical model is general enough to allow the numerical study of semiclassical and dipole orientational effects, and discussion of these points are included. From this work, a better understanding of this important ultrashort pulse laser system is gained, and possible ways to improve performance are suggested.

• OSTI ID: 7006128
• Journal Information: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Journal of Quantum Electronics; (USA), Vol. 25:12; ISSN 0018-9197
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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