Analytic theory of self-similar mode-locking

@article{Bale-May2008, abstract = {A theoretical model is developed to quantify the experimental observations of self-similar parabolic pulses in a mode-locked laser cavity with net-zero dispersion. The averaging procedure used shows the pulse amplitude to be governed by the porous media equation that has the well-known Barenblatt similarity (parabolic) solution, suggesting that it is a viable theoretical description of temporal profiles observed in mode-locked cavities. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first analytic model proposing a mechanism responsible for generating temporal parabolic pulses.}, author = {Bale, Brandon G. and Kutz, Nathan J. and Wise, Frank }, citeulike-article-id = {2754837}, journal = {Opt. Lett.}, keywords = {laser, self-similarity}, month = {May}, number = {9}, pages = {911--913}, posted-at = {2008-05-05 02:50:53}, priority = {0}, publisher = {OSA}, title = {Analytic theory of self-similar mode-locking}, url = {http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=157320}, volume = {33}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - Bale-May2008 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2754837 N2 - A theoretical model is developed to quantify the experimental observations of self-similar parabolic pulses in a mode-locked laser cavity with net-zero dispersion. The averaging procedure used shows the pulse amplitude to be governed by the porous media equation that has the well-known Barenblatt similarity (parabolic) solution, suggesting that it is a viable theoretical description of temporal profiles observed in mode-locked cavities. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first analytic model proposing a mechanism responsible for generating temporal parabolic pulses. IS - 9 JF - Opt. Lett. EP - 913 TI - Analytic theory of self-similar mode-locking PB - OSA VL - 33 SP - 911 KW - laser KW - self-similarity AU - Bale, Brandon AU - Kutz, Nathan AU - Wise, Frank PY - 2008/05/01/ UR - http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?id=157320 ER -