Stable mode-locking operation in a Cr:forsterite laser with a five-mirror cavity
- 15 April 1999
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 24 (8) , 554-556
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.24.000554
Abstract
The experimental finding of more-stable mode-locking operation in a five-mirror cavity than in a conventional four-mirror cavity for a Cr:forsterite laser [IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 33, 1975 (1997)] was interpreted by ABCD-matrix formalism. Since the optimum cavity configuration operation for mode-locking operation was attainable in the middle of the stable cavity condition, we conclude that one can easily achieve KLM alignment and stable mode locking with a five-mirror cavity.Keywords
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