ANALYTIC THEORY OF ADDITIVE PULSE AND KERR LENS MODE-LOCKING

被引:288
作者
HAUS, HA [1 ]
FUJIMOTO, JG [1 ]
IPPEN, EP [1 ]
机构
[1] MIT,ELECTR RES LAB,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1109/3.159519
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Analytic theories of additive pulse mode locking (APM) and Kerr lens mode locking (KLM) are developed. They provide a means for comparison of the two methods. In single cavity configurations both KLM and APM produce comparable ratios of amplitude to phase modulation. This ratio may be enhanced in KLM at the expense of cavity stability. APM can be used in all-fiber systems.
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页码:2086 / 2096
页数:11
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