Title :
The Q-switching instability in passively mode-locked lasers
Author :
Kolokolnikov, Théodore ; Erneux, Thomas ; Joly, Nicolas ; Bielawski, Serge
Author_Institution :
Opt. Nonlineaire Theor., Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
This study proposes a new multiple time scale analysis of the mode-locked laser equations. The analysis is valid for all class B (solid state and semiconductor) lasers and is detailed for a four-level laser with fast saturable losses. This work also presents the stability diagram of class B lasers, which is defined as the laser relaxation oscillation frequency.
Keywords :
Q-switching; laser mode locking; laser theory; optical losses; optical saturation; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; Q-switching instability; class B lasers; fast saturable losses; four-level laser; laser relaxation oscillation frequency; mode-locked laser equations; multiple time scale analysis; passively mode-locked lasers; semiconductor lasers; solid state lasers; stability diagram; Atom lasers; Bifurcation; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Nonlinear equations; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567293
