A theory of forced mode locking

1 July 1975

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Vol. 11 (7) , 323-330
https://doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1975.1068636

Abstract

Differential equations are derived for forced mode locking of a homogeneously broadened laser in the frequency domain and time domain. Simple methods are presented for the analysis of pulse shapes for other than sinusoidal modulation. The higher order Hermite-Gaussian solutions of the synchronous sinusoidal modulation are shown to be unstable and hence unrealizable in the steady state.

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