Abstract

The characteristics of laser operation near threshold in a cw Nd:YAG laser are investigated. In the threshold region the laser operates in the form of pulses. The off states of the laser are intermittently interrupted by chaotic laser burst of the on states. Through an analysis of scaling in laminar phases, we verify that this phenomenon is the same on–off intermittency that was studied in nonlinear dynamics [Phys. Rev. E 49, 1140 (1994)].

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On–off intermittency in the threshold of mode locking in a Nd:YAG laser

K. V. Volochenko, V. N. Ivanov, Dae-Sic Lee, Sung-Huan Gong, and Chil-Min Kim
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Transition through on–off intermittency in Nd:YAG laser systems pumped by laser diodes

Gyu Ug Kim, Han Tae Choo, Dong Ik Kim, Young-Jai Park, Sung-Huan Gong, and Chil-Min Kim
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(2) 302-306 (2003)

Transition from laser-off to laser-on through on–off intermittency in a gain-modulated CO₂ laser

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J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21(12) 2112-2116 (2004)

Phase synchronization in coupled Nd:YAG lasers

K. V. Volodchenko, V. N. Ivanov, Sung-Huan Gong, Muhan Choi, Young-Jai Park, and Chil-Min Kim
Opt. Lett. 26(18) 1406-1408 (2001)

Chaotic stimulated Brillouin scattering near the threshold in a fiber with feedback

Sang Hun Lee, Dae-Sic Lee, and Chil-Min Kim
Opt. Express 15(2) 524-529 (2007)