Author:
Ouellette François,Piché Michel
Abstract
The insertion of a nonlinear medium into one arm of a Michelson interferometer used as a mirror in a laser cavity is shown to produce intensity-dependent losses. The resulting nonlinearity yields passive mode locking since it favors the oscillation of an intense short pulse. The method is analyzed and compared with passive mode locking with a saturable absorber. The duration of the short pulse circulating in the laser cavity is shown to be ultimately limited by the linewidth of the gain curve. Experimental results obtained with a transversely excited atmospheric – CO2 laser illustrate some aspects of the dynamic behaviour of a laser equipped with such a device.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
Cited by
14 articles.
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