A system theoretic approach to the self-pulsation of passively Q-switched lasers

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 358-365

  Shahruz, S M ^a   Mahavaraha, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Passively Q switched lasers; Periodic solution (self pulsation); Rate equations

Indexed keywords

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BOUNDED INPUT-BOUNDED OUTPUT (BIBO) STABILITY; RATE EQUATIONS;

CONTROL THEORY;

EID: 0033748411     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/87.826807     Document Type: Article

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