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Polarization-domain-wall complexes in fiber lasers |
JOSA B, Vol. 30, Issue 1, pp. 211-218 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.30.000211
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Abstract
We present a simple theoretical model that explains polarization switching in fiber ring lasers operating with a normal path-averaged dispersion and a typical intermediate level of birefringence. Such polarization dynamics, based on a type of polarization-domain-wall (PDW) structures, agree qualitatively well with our experimental observations. We also stress the complex and chaotic nature of the observed polarization-switching states. This is corroborated by detailed numerical simulations that predict the buildup of consecutive and transient PDW structures at the subnanosecond scale, which are not fully resolved experimentally.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: November 2, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 20, 2012
Published: December 19, 2012
Citation
Caroline Lecaplain, Philippe Grelu, and Stefan Wabnitz, "Polarization-domain-wall complexes in fiber lasers," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 30, 211-218 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-30-1-211
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