Mode locking of traveling-wave cw ring dye laser

Journal Article · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91291· OSTI ID:5762693

Blit, S; Tang, C

A synchronously pumped cavity-dumped mode-locked cw dye laser using a ring cavity configuration is reported. High intracavity intensities and reliable mode locking are achieved when the ring laser is operated in a unidirectional traveling-wave mode using an intracavity Faraday rotator. The experiment points up the importance of increaseing the asymmetry in the gain or loss between the two possible counterpropagating intracavity pulses in achieving good mode locking.

• Research Organization: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
• OSTI ID: 5762693
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 36:1; ISSN APPLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ASYMMETRY
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CONFIGURATION
DATA
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GAIN
INFORMATION
LASER CAVITIES
LASERS
LOSSES
MODE LOCKING
PULSES
TRAVELLING WAVES