Nonlinear Dynamical Control of Lasers
Abstract
Schwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. (SEO) was awarded this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I program entitled, Nonlinear Dynamical Control of Laser under Contract No. N00014-93-C-0053 from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Arlington, VA. SEO successfully demonstrated stable blue-green output via second harmonic generation (SHG) from a solid state laser using a KNbO3 crystal in an external resonant cavity. The experiments were conducted at SEO, Orlando, Florida while the computer modelling was subcontracted to Dr. Donna Bandy's group at Oklahoma State University (OSU). The physics of lasers and SHG devices and their combination, naturally involves random chaotic fluctuations that can be attributed to the system nonlinearities. Controlling this behavior is demonstrated and a fundamental understanding of the role of the nonlinearities is exploited.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 30, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA273359