Kerr lens mode locking
- 15 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 17 (18), 1292-1294
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.17.001292
Abstract
Self-focusing in conjunction with an intracavity aperture creates a power-dependent amplitude modulation in laser oscillators, which allows passive mode locking. A simple analytical formalism yields closed-form expressions for the depth of passive amplitude modulation introduced by either the spatial gain profile or a hard aperture inserted in the resonator. Design issues for this mode-locking technique are discussed.Keywords
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