Methods of passive and active mode locking using intracavity optical frequency mixing.
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چکیده
The mode-locking technique based on intracavity second-harmonic generation is extended to sum- and difference-frequency generation. Simultaneous passive mode locking of two different types of laser in a combined cavity is thus possible. By using the same principle, a laser may be actively mode locked by injection of a pulse train from another mode-locked laser.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 14 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989