CAVITY CONFIGURATIONS FOR COUPLED-CAVITY MODE-LOCKING

被引：13
作者：
GRANT, RS
SIBBETT, W
机构：
[1] J.F. Allen Physics Research Laboratories, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 1991年 / 86卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1016/0030-4018(91)90556-S
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
The mode locking of a coupled-cavity KCl:Tl color-centre laser in a Michelson cavity has been compared experimentally with that of the more conventional Fabry-Perot configuration. Either solitonic fibre or low-dispersion, erbium-doped fibre was used in the control cavity. Although both arrangements produced similar pulse durations, the Michelson configuration offered the practical advantage of greater stability. Self-starting mode locking has been observed when the KCl:Tl crystal was located close to the centre of the master cavity, but the ultrashort pulses were accompanied by a cw background or pedestals.
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页码：177 / 182
页数：6
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