Abstract

The theory of a self-consistent laser field is used as the basis for investigating a mode-locking mechanism by means of the formation of a quasi-Schrödinger soliton in a cw solid-state laser with a saturable semiconductor shutter. The studies include possible soliton-destabilization regimes, the abrupt transition from femto- to picosecond lasing, the appearance of autovibrations, and also the breaking off of pulse generation. It is shown that multistable states and hysteresis phenomena exist during the adjustment of group-velocity dispersion and pump power. © 2004 Optical Society of America

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