The Q-switching instability in passively mode-locked lasers

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-21

  Kolokolnikov, Theodore ^a   Nizette, Michel ^a   Erneux, Thomas ^a   Joly, Nicolas ^b   Bielawski, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b CERLA Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche Lasers et Applications   (France)

Author keywords

Laser instabilities; Mode locking; Pulsed operation; Q switch

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

HAUS STABILITY; LASER INSTABILITIES; PULSED OPERATION; Q-SWITCH;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 33745889324     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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