ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
42.55M
;
42.55B
;
42.65G
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Starting from the complete set of Maxwell's equations and density matrix equations for the atomic systems, the change of amplitude and phase of light pulses in passing through absorbing and amplifying samples has been calculated by using certain approximations. It is shown that the phase modulation originates from saturation and phase memory in off-resonance interaction. The use of the simple rate-equation approximations.is only justified if saturation dominates. The full cavity round-trip equation has been established and solved for steady-state pulses under different conditions. For the case of pulses being outside resonance with the media we take into account a linear optical element for intracavity chirp compensation in order to describe the regime, where in experiment the shortest pulses have been found.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00697519
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