Abstract

The characteristics of laser operation near the threshold of mode locking are investigated in a Nd:YAG laser. In the threshold region the off states of the laser operation are intermittently interrupted by chaotic laser pulsations of the on states. Through an analysis of the scalings of laminar phases, i.e., intervals between two bursts in the neighborhood, we verify that the phenomenon is on–off intermittency.

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On–off intermittency in the threshold of a continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser

Sung-Huan Gong and Chil-Min Kim
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 18(9) 1285-1287 (2001)

Transition through on–off intermittency in Nd:YAG laser systems pumped by laser diodes

Gyu Ug Kim, Han Tae Choo, Dong Ik Kim, Young-Jai Park, Sung-Huan Gong, and Chil-Min Kim
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(2) 302-306 (2003)

Transition from laser-off to laser-on through on–off intermittency in a gain-modulated CO₂ laser

Geo-Su Yim, Young-Jai Park, Chil-Min Kim, and Yeon-Soo Kim
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21(12) 2112-2116 (2004)

Chaotic stimulated Brillouin scattering near the threshold in a fiber with feedback

Sang Hun Lee, Dae-Sic Lee, and Chil-Min Kim
Opt. Express 15(2) 524-529 (2007)

Transition from phase synchronization to complete synchronization in mutually coupled nonidentical Nd:YAG lasers

Muhan Choi, K. V. Volodchenko, Sunghwan Rim, Won-Ho Kye, Chil-Min Kim, Young-Jai Park, and Gyu Ug Kim
Opt. Lett. 28(12) 1013-1015 (2003)