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Theoretical analysis of mode instability in high-power fiber amplifiers |
Optics Express, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 1944-1971 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.001944
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Abstract
We present a simple theoretical model of transverse mode instability in high-power rare-earth doped fiber amplifiers. The model shows that efficient power transfer between the fundamental and higher-order modes of the fiber can be induced by a nonlinear interaction mediated through the thermo-optic effect, leading to transverse mode instability. The temporal and spectral characteristics of the instability dynamics are investigated, and it is shown that the instability can be seeded by both quantum noise and signal intensity noise, while pure phase noise of the signal does not induce instability. It is also shown that the presence of a small harmonic amplitude modulation of the signal can lead to generation of higher harmonics in the output intensity when operating near the instability threshold.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2320) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators
(060.4370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(140.6810) Lasers and laser optics : Thermal effects
(190.3100) Nonlinear optics : Instabilities and chaos
(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(350.6830) Other areas of optics : Thermal lensing
ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
History
Original Manuscript: November 13, 2012
Revised Manuscript: January 6, 2013
Manuscript Accepted: January 9, 2013
Published: January 17, 2013
Citation
Kristian Rymann Hansen, Thomas Tanggaard Alkeskjold, Jes Broeng, and Jesper Lægsgaard, "Theoretical analysis of mode instability in high-power fiber amplifiers," Opt. Express 21, 1944-1971 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-21-2-1944
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