Mode Locking in Lasers due to Self-Induced Transparency

New Theoretical and Experimental Results

authored by

R. M. Arkhipov, M. V. Arkhipov, A. A. Shimko, I. Babushkin, N. N. Rosanov

Abstract

Abstract: Recent theoretical and experimental results on coherent passive mode locking in lasers due to self-induced transparency are revised. In contrast to traditional laser systems, where passive mode locking occurs due to the effects of incoherent gain and absorption saturation, this regime of mode locking arises due to coherent interaction between light and matter. Theoretical results are presented that demonstrate the possibility of obtaining single-cycle pulses in a laser with a linear cavity of ultrashort length. Results are also presented from what are apparently the first experiments on coherent mode locking due to self-induced transparency in lasers.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Quantum Optics
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines

External Organisation(s)

Saint Petersburg State University
St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO)
RAS - Ioffe Physico Technical Institute
S.I. Vavilov State Optical Institute

Type

Article

Journal

Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics

Volume

84

Pages

23-26

No. of pages

4

ISSN

1062-8738

Publication date

20.02.2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physics and Astronomy(all)

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873820010049 (Access: Closed)