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This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant ECS-8511593 and by Tektronix, Inc.
Published In
Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-1990
Subjects
Dye lasers -- Research, Ultrashort laser pulses -- Instability, Nonlinear dynamics
Abstract
We present experimental phase plots of the pulse-train instability that occurs in synchronously pumped mode-locked dye lasers. From these plots we infer that the instability is of a quasi-periodic, nonlinear dynamical nature. Further, we note that the information lost in this two-dimensional representation is precisely the periodic-versus-erratic character and therefore is of considerable importance.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8172
Citation Details
D. L. MacFarlane and Lee W. Casperson, "Pulse-train instabilities of a synchronously pumped mode-locked dye laser: experimental phase plots," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 7, 285-287 (1990).
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