Rabson, Thomas A.2018-12-182018-12-181975Smayling, 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>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104434Text includes handwritten formulasThe 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.47 ppengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ThesisRICE2069reformatted digitalTHESIS E.E. 1975 SMAYLING