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Two-fold mode-locking by amplitude modulation at neighbouring harmonics of the laser-cavity fundamental frequency

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A model is presented for the pulse-shaping dynamics in an actively mode-locked laser in which the losses are AM modulated at two harmonic frequencies differing by the cavity fundamental mode spacing and is applied to the case of third and fourth harmonics. Coupling to eight side modes is demonstrated. Computer simulations are implemented for a linear resonator which show the effects of modulation and gain for different initial conditions of field-amplitude and phases.

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  1. INFM, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, and Istituto di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Chimiche, University of Milano, Via Lucini 3, 22100, Como, Italy

    A. Andreoni, M. Bondani & P. DI Trapani

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Andreoni, A., Bondani, M. & Trapani, P.D. Two-fold mode-locking by amplitude modulation at neighbouring harmonics of the laser-cavity fundamental frequency. Optical and Quantum Electronics 29, 555–565 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018572004402

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