https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430701005
Is modelocking the most successful self-organized phenomenon?
1 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
2 Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
* Author e-mail address: oemer.ilday@rub.de
Published online: 18 October 2024
Passive modelocking is the spontaneous self-organization of all light within a laser cavity that is initially disordered into a short pulse. The tutorial begins with a brief history, introduces the fundamental principles, and discusses modern modelocked lasers, and open questions.
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