Using second harmonic generation for mode locking of cw solid-state lasers
Book
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OSTI ID:119001
- Belarus State Univ., Minsk (Belarus). International Laser Center
Efficient mode-locking of cw solid-state lasers by SHG-based modulators has been considered. A new type of modulator which utilizes an interferometrical subtraction from the generation field of its replica attenuated by second-harmonic generation (SHG) is proposed for the first time to the authors` knowledge. Tuning parameters which control the mode-locking efficiency are the initial transmission of the modulator and transmission derivative on intensity. Self-consistent analytical solutions of operator equation describing the laser system were obtained, which satisfactory agree with numerical simulations based on fluctuation theory.
- OSTI ID:
- 119001
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940142--; ISBN 0-8194-1409-3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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