Chaotic laser modelocking

Author

Tang, D.Y. ; Dykstra, R. ; Heckenberg, N.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Queensland Univ., Brisbane, Qld., Australia

fYear

1996

fDate

7-7 June 1996

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Summary form only given. It is well known that when the frequency difference between two laser modes is small, as a result of nonlinear interaction, the frequencies of these two modes will lock together spontaneously. This phenomenon is called laser modelocking. To explore the possibility of chaotic laser modelocking, we have conducted experiments to study the nonlinear mode interaction between two chaotic laser modes. Our experimental setup used an optically pumped bidirectional NH/sub 3/ ring laser operating in the wavelength of 153 /spl mu/m. It was shown previously that under suitable conditions both of the forward and backward modes of the laser can operate chaotically.

Keywords

gas lasers; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser theory; laser transitions; nitrogen compounds; optical chaos; optical pumping; ring lasers; 153 mum; NH/sub 3/; backward modes; chaotic laser modelocking; chaotic laser modes; forward modes; frequency difference; gas lasers; laser modelocking; laser transitions; nonlinear interaction; nonlinear mode interaction; optically pumped bidirectional NH/sub 3/ ring laser; Chaos; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical polymers; Physics; 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

865494