Analytical design of symmetrical Kerr-lens mode-locking laser cavities
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 11 (5) , 737-741
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.11.000737
Abstract
Analytical expressions for the spot size and the Kerr-lens mode-locking (LM) strength can be represented as explicit functions of the position in the cavity, the laser power, and the stability parameter for a four-mirror figure-Z laser resonator. The results indicate that the KLM strength achieves its maximum value at the edge of the stability range. Self-amplitude modulation and group-velocity dispersion compensation can be established by a prism pair. Simultaneously obtaining a large pumping efficiency and KLM is possible for this cavity.Keywords
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