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Journal of the Optical Society of America B

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  • Editor: Henry M. Van Driel
  • Vol. 25, Iss. 6 — Jun. 1, 2008
  • pp: 1002–1010

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Multifrequency mode-locked lasers

Edward D. Farnum and J. Nathan Kutz  »View Author Affiliations


JOSA B, Vol. 25, Issue 6, pp. 1002-1010 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.001002


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Abstract

A theoretical model is constructed that describes the operation of a pulsed mode-locked laser simultaneously operating at N frequency channels. The model, which is a combination of standard WDM interactions in the canonical master mode-locking model subject to both self- and cavity-saturating gain effects, results in mode-locking dynamics that qualitatively describe the N-frequency channel operation. It is further in agreement with the observed experimental dual-frequency ( N = 2 ) laser operation. In the model, it is the combination of self- and cavity-gain saturation that simultaneously allows for mode-locking at N frequencies, which can be of significantly different energies and pulse widths. The model provides a framework for understanding the operation and stability of identically mode-locked pulses at multiple frequencies, thus contributing to the characterization 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: August 20, 2007
Revised Manuscript: February 12, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: March 18, 2008
Published: May 22, 2008

Citation
Edward D. Farnum and J. Nathan Kutz, "Multifrequency mode-locked lasers," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25, 1002-1010 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-25-6-1002

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