Talk:Modelocking

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Why is frequency ν rather than f? Is this a standard I am unaware of? -- SGBailey 10:06, 2005 Apr 22 (UTC)

Both notations are often used. It is not a bad idea to use ν for optical frequencies and f for noise frequencies, particularly in a context where both may be confused, e.g. when discussing noise of mode-locked lasers. RPaschotta 20:57, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think this page desperately needs discussion of SESAM modelocking. I can try to throw some stuff together. Patrick Berry 01:57, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

I want to write a more detailed description of active modelocking for Nd:YLF (our system), or Nd in general. What lasers are typically modelocked actively? Everbody does it passively now (KLM, SESAM, and see: EKSPLA)? With positive GVD no solitons form, what happens in our laser? I especially wonder about shortening the cavity shortens the pulses acording to the auto-correlator, it would mean the the red part of the pulse has less loss. Is SPM important for this effect? Arnero 13:10, 28 February 2007 (UTC)