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Title: Influence of transient absorber gratings on the pulse parameters of passively mode-locked cw dye ring lasers

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.93938· OSTI ID:6537263

A theoretical explanation of the experimental results obtained by the method of colliding pulse mode locking (CPM) is given. It is shown that, compared to other passive methods, the coherent interaction of the counter-running pulses in the thin absorber yields considerably shorter pulses with a more favorable stability region. Deviations from an amplifier position being symmetric with respect to the amplification of the counter-running pulses lead to different energies of the pulses and to a strong decrease of the stability range of the CPM.

Research Organization:
Physics Department, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, DDR-6900 Jena, German Democratic Republic
OSTI ID:
6537263
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 42:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English