Analysis of passive mode-locking in lasers

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dc.contributor.advisorRabson, Thomas A.en_US
dc.creatorSmayling, Michael C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:23:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:23:01Zen_US
dc.date.issued1975en_US
dc.descriptionText includes handwritten formulasen_US
dc.description.abstractThe passively mode-locked laser is modeled as a regenerative oscillator. An organic dye used as a saturable absorber is treated as the only nonlinear element in the feedback loop. Using a transcendental equation to represent the transfer function of the inhomogeneously broadened, "energy saturated" dye, numerical analysis shows that a Gaussian pulse is a steady state solution. For the example considered, in which an NdsYAG laser is mode-locked by an Eastman 974 dye, the initial shortening of the pulse by the dye is .6%, and approximately 1 to 2 passes are required to reach steady state.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS E.E. 1975 SMAYLINGen_US
dc.identifier.citationSmayling, Michael C.. "Analysis of passive mode-locking in lasers." (1975) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104434">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104434</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2069en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104434en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleAnalysis of passive mode-locking in lasersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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