Theory and simulation of dual-frequency mode-locked lasers
JOSA B, Vol. 23, Issue 2, pp. 257-264 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.23.000257
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Abstract
A new model is constructed that describes the operation of dual-frequency, pulsed mode-locked laser cavities. The model, which is a combination of dual-channel interactions in the canonical master mode-locking model subject to three different gain models that account for both self- and cross-saturation effects, results in mode-locking dynamics that qualitatively describe the observed experimental dual-frequency laser operation. Specifically, the combination of self- and cross saturation in the gain allows for mode locking at two frequencies simultaneously, which can be of significantly different energies and pulsewidths. The model gives a framework for understanding the operation and stability of the increasingly important and timely technology of dual- and multifrequency mode-locked laser cavities.
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OCIS Codes
(060.4230) Fiber optics and optical communications : Multiplexing
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: April 7, 2005
Revised Manuscript: July 14, 2005
Manuscript Accepted: September 7, 2005
Citation
Edward D. Farnum, Leslie Butson, and J. Nathan Kutz, "Theory and simulation of dual-frequency mode-locked lasers," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23, 257-264 (2006)
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