Dynamical instabilities in an additive-pulse-modelocked Nd:YAG laser

Author

Morgner, U. ; Rolefs, L. ; Steinmeyer, G. ; Mitschke, F.M.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Munster Univ., Germany

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

126

Abstract

Summary form only given. In our experiment we use a cw lamp pumped Nd:YAG additive pulse mode locked (APM) laser in a Fabry Perot configuration. There are parameter regimes where the observed pulse train emits dynamic irregularities. In the sequence of pulse energies there can be period doubling and quasi-periodic oscillations. Additionally, we found nonperiodical, chaotic pulse trains.

Keywords

Fabry-Perot resonators; dynamics; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; neodymium; optical chaos; optical pumping; oscillations; solid lasers; Fabry Perot configuration; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; additive-pulse-modelocked; cw lamp pumped; dynamic irregularities; dynamical instabilities; nonperiodical chaotic pulse trains; parameter regimes; period doubling; pulse energies; pulse train; quasi-periodic oscillations; Chaos; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Power lasers; Propagation constant; Resonance; Ring lasers; Solid lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-444-0

Type

conf

Filename

865658