Mode-locking theory for ultra-short few-femtosecond laser pulses

Edward Farnum; J. Nathan Kutz

doi:10.1117/12.873855

21 February 2011 Mode-locking theory for ultra-short few-femtosecond laser pulses

Edward Farnum, J. Nathan Kutz

Proceedings Volume 7933, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XIX; 79331J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873855
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We propose a new model which is valid for ultra-fast pulse propagation in a mode-locked laser cavity in the few femtosecond to hundreds of attoseconds pulse regime, thus deriving the equivalent of the master mode-locking equation for ultra-short pulses that has dominated mode-locking theory for two decades. The short pulse equation with dissipative gain and loss terms allows for the generation of stable ultra-short optical pulses from initial white-noise,thus providing the first theoretical framework for quantifying the pulse dynamics and stability as pulseswidths approach the attosecond regime.

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Edward Farnum and J. Nathan Kutz "Mode-locking theory for ultra-short few-femtosecond laser pulses", Proc. SPIE 7933, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XIX, 79331J (21 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873855

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