Spectral and temporal characterizations of coupled-cavity mode locking in a KCl:Tl color center laser

Author

Zhu, Xiaonong ; Kean, Peter N. ; Sibbett, Wilson

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK

Volume

25

Issue

12

fYear

1989

fDate

12/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2445

Lastpage

2453

Abstract

The authors present experimental results on the spectral and temporal characteristics of a coupled-cavity mode-locked (CCM) KCl:Tl color center laser where a 2.8-m length of anomalously dispersive fiber was used in the control cavity. Under different operating conditions, both symmetrical and peak-featured spectra of the CCM laser were observed. Interrelationships between the spectral broadening and the cavity-length mismatch were determined experimentally

Keywords

colour centre lasers; fibre optics; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; potassium compounds; thallium; 2.8 m; KCl:Tl color center laser; anomalously dispersive fiber; cavity-length mismatch; colour centre laser spectra; control cavity; coupled-cavity mode locking; peak-featured spectra; spectral broadening; spectral characterisations; symmetrical spectra; temporal characterizations; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Solid lasers; Solitons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.40628

Filename

40628