Title :
Dynamic pulse evolution in self-starting passively mode-locked Ti:sapphire/DDI lasers
Author :
Pan, Ci-Ling ; Hwang, Chin-Der ; Pu, Nen-Wen ; Shieh, Jia-Min
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this study, we have examined the dynamic pulse evolution to the steady state in a passively mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser with intracavity saturable dye absorber. The present study reveals the role of various mode-locking mechanisms at a given stage of pulse evolution. In particular, we are able to measure, for the first time to our knowledge, the pulse-shortening speed, Sp, defined as the fractional change in pulse duration per pass, as the pulse evolved
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; dynamic pulse evolution; intracavity saturable dye absorber; mode-locking mechanisms; pulse duration; pulse evolution; pulse-shortening speed; self-starting passively mode-locked Ti:sapphire lasers; steady state; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Mirrors; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; Steady-state; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 1994. NLO '94 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1473-5
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1994.470795
