The Q-switching instability in passively
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Theodore Kolokolnikov; Michel Nizette; Thomas Erneux; Nicolas Joly; Serge Bielaw
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A new asymptotic analysis of the equations for a mode-locked laser exhibiting a Q-switching instability is proposed. We determine the Hopf bifurcation point responsible for this instability and discuss its behavior in terms of the laser parameters. Our analysis is valid for all class B lasers exhibi