title: Period doubling and deterministic chaos in continuously pumped regenerative amplifiers.
abstract: Multi-energy and chaotic pulse energy output from a continuously pumped regenerative amplifier is observed for dumping rates around the inverse upper state lifetime of the gain medium. The relevant regimes of operation are analyzed numerically and experimentally in a diode-pumped Yb:glass regenerative amplifier. The boundaries between stable and unstable pulsing are identified and stability criteria in dependence on the amplifier gate length and pump power are discussed.
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dörring
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Killi
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Morgner
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lederer
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kopf