Spatial—temporal analysis of the self-mode-locked Ti: sapphire laser
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 10 (4) , 638-643
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.10.000638
Abstract
We employ our extended spatial–temporal matrices to analyze the Ti: sapphire self-mode-locked laser. Our results agree with previously reported experimental work and give us a deeper understanding of the way this laser functions. We found the pulse-shaping mechanism to be essentially solitonlike; the role of the aperture is to discriminate against cw operation. We also study the buildup of the pulse starting from a fluctuation.Keywords
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