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Influence of the inversion depletion in the active medium on the evolution of ultrashort pulses in passively mode-locked solid-state lasers

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An analytical treatment of the ultrashort-pulse generation in a solid-state laser is given taking into account gain saturation. The probability for the breakdown of the picosecond-pulse evolution caused by the amplification depletion is calculated. The influence of the active medium saturation on the satellite-pulse probability is investigated. Both probabilities characterize the mode-locking behaviour of the laser system and are calculated for various laser parameters to find an optimum laser regime.

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  1. Dept. of Physics, University of Jena, DDR-69, Jena, German Democratic Republic

    J. Herrmann, F. Weidner & B. Wilhelmi

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Herrmann, J., Weidner, F. & Wilhelmi, B. Influence of the inversion depletion in the active medium on the evolution of ultrashort pulses in passively mode-locked solid-state lasers. Appl. Phys. 20, 237–245 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00886024

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