@inproceedings{27b11c926567413a9da0d03b77ebc040,
title = "Intracavity dynamics in mode-locked lasers",
abstract = "We present a theoretical description of the generation of ultra-short, high-energy pulses in two laser cavities driven by periodic spectral filtering or dispersion management. Critical in driving the intra-cavity dynamics is the nontrivial phase profiles generated and their periodic modification from either spectral filtering or dispersion management. For laser cavities with a spectral filter, the theory gives a simple geometrical description of the intra-cavity dynamics and provides a simple and efficient method for optimizing the laser cavity performance. In the dispersion managed cavity, analysis shows the generated self-similar behavior to be governed by the porous media equation with a rapidly-varying, mean-zero diffusion coefficient whose solution is the well-known Barenblatt similarity solution with parabolic profile.",
keywords = "dispersion-management, dissipative solitons, fiber lasers, mode-locked lasers",
author = "Bale, {Brandon G.} and Kutz, {J. Nathan}",
year = "2010",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1063/1.3366504",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-0-7354-0766-4",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "AIP",
pages = "124--133",
editor = "Korsunsky, {Alexander M.}",
booktitle = "Current themes in engineering science 2009",
note = "World Congress on Engineering 2009, WCE 2009 ; Conference date: 01-07-2009 Through 03-07-2009",
}