Open AccessSplitting of repetition rate in mode‐locked laser
Author(s) -
Kovalev A.V.,
Viktorov E.A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2015.1467
Subject(s) - repetition (rhetorical device) , laser , mode (computer interface) , optics , materials science , optoelectronics , computer science , electronic engineering , physics , engineering , philosophy , linguistics , operating system
An Nd:YVO 4 laser with intracavity frequency doubling exhibits two mode‐locked states with different repetition rates. The two states may coexist, interact and transform from one to the other as the cavity length is varied. The transition from one dominant state to the other takes place continuously. The proposed effect is evidence of a bifurcation phenomenon.