Additive Pulse Mode-Coupling of a Nd: YAG Laser: Attempts at a Self-Stabilizing System

Abstract

Using a numerical model, the dissertation describes, "an Additive-Pulse Mode Locked (APM) Nd:YAG-Laser" in various configurations. The relationship between the photon density and the occupational density of the laser's upper level represents the basis for the numerical treatment of the strengthening in the laser-active medium (chapter 2). The nonlinear medium of an APM-laser, the glass fiber, is described in chapter three. Chapter four treats the principle of mode-coupling, with the various principal orderings of the APM demonstrated. The aforementioned APM numerical model comprises chapter 5, with emphasis on the Fabry-Perot and the P- and Q-configurations. The final chapter yields the experimental results if the various configuration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA407695

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  • Hinrich Groninga

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Fibers
  • Frequency Shift
  • Glass Fibers
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Pulses
  • Masers
  • Materials
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optics
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Yag Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution