ultrashort pulses

OBSERVATION OF BIFURCATIONS IN THE ND­GLASS LASER WITH SHORT­TIME RESONANT MODULATION OF LOSS

The condition of a bifurcation of a round­trip time of ultrashort pulses (USP) in the Nd­laser with short­time resonant modulation of loss is found out experimentally. This condition is exhibited in the period doubling in the area of a small detunings of the modulation frequency and an intermodal interval. It is revealed, that the pumping level (amplification in the active medium) is a major factor, influencing this effect.