Title :
Analysis and experiments on harmonic mode locking in an optical microcavity
Author :
Kato, Toshihiko ; Suzuki, Ryo ; Kobatake, Tomoya ; Tanabe, Takasumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We investigated harmonic mode locking in a microcavity with split-step Fourier method and demonstrated it experimentally. Harmonic mode locking in an ultra-small cavity allows us to obtain ultra-high repetition rate pulse trains.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; laser mode locking; microcavity lasers; harmonic mode locking; optical microcavity; split-step Fourier method; ultra-high repetition rate pulse trains; ultra-small cavity; Harmonic analysis; Laser mode locking; Mathematical model; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
