Bistability in Kerr lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire lasers

Femtosecond pulse Ti:sapphire lasers can operate in different ways for the same values of the control parameters. This phenomenon of multistability is explained in a simple way by a theoretical approach using iterative or Poincaré maps. We present experimental confirmation of the predictions of the...

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Autores principales: Kovalsky, M.G., Hnilo, A.A., Libertun, A., Marconi, M.C.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Bifurcations and chaos
Kerr lens mode locking
Nonlinear dynamics
Self-mode-locked lasers
Ti:Sapphire lasers
Bifurcation (mathematics)
Chaos theory
Laser mode locking
Laser pulses
Nonlinear optics
Optical bistability
Optical instrument lenses
Optical Kerr effect
Solid state lasers
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00304018_v192_n3-6_p333_Kovalsky
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Sumario:Femtosecond pulse Ti:sapphire lasers can operate in different ways for the same values of the control parameters. This phenomenon of multistability is explained in a simple way by a theoretical approach using iterative or Poincaré maps. We present experimental confirmation of the predictions of the approach regarding the slope (of pulse duration vs. group velocity dispersion) and regions of stability of two different regimes of mode locking, i.e. transform-limited and chirped output pulses. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.

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