Self-induced transparency coherent mode-locking in lasers

Coherent mode-locking (CML) is based on intracavity self-induced transparency phenomena and allows generating single-cycle laser pulses. We propose a new technique based on McCall and Hahn Area theorem, allowing to predict the main features of CML regimes, study theoretically the possibility of single-cycle optical pulse generation and provide experimental study of mode-locked regimes in laser with a coherent absorber.