Geometrical description of the onset of multi-pulsing in mode-locked laser cavities
JOSA B, Vol. 27, Issue 10, pp. 2068-2077 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.27.002068
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Abstract
A simple iterative model is introduced quantifying the interaction of saturable gain and nonlinear loss in a mode-locked laser cavity. The resulting geometrical description of the laser dynamics completely characterizes the generic multi-pulsing instability observed in experiments. The model further shows that the onset of multi-pulsing can be preceded by periodic and chaotic transitions as recently confirmed in theory and experiment. The results suggest ways to engineer the nonlinear losses in the cavity in order to achieve an enhanced performance.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3500) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, erbium
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
(060.3510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Lasers, fiber
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: May 11, 2010
Revised Manuscript: August 10, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: August 12, 2010
Published: September 23, 2010
Citation
Feng Li, P. K. A. Wai, and J. Nathan Kutz, "Geometrical description of the onset of multi-pulsing in mode-locked laser cavities," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 27, 2068-2077 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-27-10-2068
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