Transient buildup of the optical power spectrum in Raman fiber lasers

doi:10.1364/OE.21.002331

Transient buildup of the optical power spectrum in Raman fiber lasers

Pierre Suret, Pierre Walczak, and Stéphane Randoux »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 2331-2336 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.002331

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We implement an experimental technique enabling to study the transient buildup of the optical power spectrum in a Raman fiber laser. We investigate the way through which the laser optical power spectrum broadens before reaching its shape at steady-state.

OCIS Codes
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(140.3550) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, Raman

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: November 21, 2012
Revised Manuscript: December 21, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: January 8, 2013
Published: January 23, 2013

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Pierre Suret, Pierre Walczak, and Stéphane Randoux, "Transient buildup of the optical power spectrum in Raman fiber lasers," Opt. Express 21, 2331-2336 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-21-2-2331

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J. M. Dudley, G. Genty, and S. Coen, “Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber,” Rev. Mod. Phys.78, 1135–1184 (2006). [CrossRef]
J. Laurie, U. Bortolozzo, S. Nazarenko, and S. Residori, “One-dimensional optical wave turbulence: Experiment and theory,” Phys. Rep.514, 121–175 (2012). [CrossRef]
P. Suret, A. Picozzi, and S. Randoux, “Wave turbulence in integrable systems: nonlinear propagation of incoherent optical waves in single-mode fibers,” Opt. Express19, 17852–17863 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. A. Babin, D. V. Churkin, A. E. Ismagulov, S. I. Kablukov, and E. V. Podivilov, “Four-wave-mixing-induced turbulent spectral broadening in a long Raman fiber laser,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B24, 1729–1738 (2007). [CrossRef]
E. G. Turitsyna, G. Falkovich, V. K. Mezentsev, and S. K. Turitsyn, “Optical turbulence and spectral condensate in long-fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A80, 031804 (2009). [CrossRef]
S. Randoux, N. Dalloz, and P. Suret, “Intracavity changes in the field statistics of Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett.36, 790–792 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
E. G. Turitsyna, G. Falkovich, A. El-Taher, X. Shu, P. Harper, and S. K. Turitsyn, “Optical turbulence and spectral condensate in long fibre lasers,” Proc. Roy. Soc. A.468, 2496–2508 (2012). [CrossRef]
D. R. Solli, C. Ropers, P. Koonath, and B. Jalali, “Optical rogue waves,” Nature, 450, 1054–1058 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. Randoux and P. Suret, “Experimental evidence of extreme value statistics in Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett.37, 500–502 (2012). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
B. Barviau, B. Kibler, and A. Picozzi, “Wave turbulence description of supercontinuum generation: influence of self-steepening and higher-order dispersion,” Phys. Rev. A79, 063840 (2009). [CrossRef]
D. V. Churkin and S. V. Smirnov, “Numerical modelling of spectral, temporal and statistical properties of Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun.285, 2154–2160 (2012). [CrossRef]
N. Dalloz, S. Randoux, and P. Suret, “Influence of dispersion of fiber Bragg grating mirrors on formation of optical power spectrum in Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett.35, 2505–2507 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
B. Burgoyne, N. Godbout, and S. Lacroix, “Transient regime in a nth-order cascaded CW Raman fiber laser,” Opt. Express12, 1019–1024 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. Cierullies, M. Krause, H. Renner, and E. Brinkmeyer, “Experimental and numerical study of the switching dynamics of Raman fiber lasers,” Appl. Phys. B, 80, 177–183 (2005). [CrossRef]
V. Karalekas, J. D. Ania-Castan, P. Harper, S. A. Babin, E. V. Podivilov, and S. K. Turitsyn, “Impact of nonlinear spectral broadening in ultra-long Raman fibre lasers,” Opt. Express15, 16690–16695 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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[1] J. M. Dudley, G. Genty, and S. Coen, “Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber,” Rev. Mod. Phys.78, 1135–1184 (2006). [CrossRef]

[2] J. Laurie, U. Bortolozzo, S. Nazarenko, and S. Residori, “One-dimensional optical wave turbulence: Experiment and theory,” Phys. Rep.514, 121–175 (2012). [CrossRef]

[3] P. Suret, A. Picozzi, and S. Randoux, “Wave turbulence in integrable systems: nonlinear propagation of incoherent optical waves in single-mode fibers,” Opt. Express19, 17852–17863 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[4] S. A. Babin, D. V. Churkin, A. E. Ismagulov, S. I. Kablukov, and E. V. Podivilov, “Four-wave-mixing-induced turbulent spectral broadening in a long Raman fiber laser,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B24, 1729–1738 (2007). [CrossRef]

[5] E. G. Turitsyna, G. Falkovich, V. K. Mezentsev, and S. K. Turitsyn, “Optical turbulence and spectral condensate in long-fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A80, 031804 (2009). [CrossRef]

[6] S. Randoux, N. Dalloz, and P. Suret, “Intracavity changes in the field statistics of Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett.36, 790–792 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] E. G. Turitsyna, G. Falkovich, A. El-Taher, X. Shu, P. Harper, and S. K. Turitsyn, “Optical turbulence and spectral condensate in long fibre lasers,” Proc. Roy. Soc. A.468, 2496–2508 (2012). [CrossRef]

[8] D. R. Solli, C. Ropers, P. Koonath, and B. Jalali, “Optical rogue waves,” Nature, 450, 1054–1058 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] S. Randoux and P. Suret, “Experimental evidence of extreme value statistics in Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett.37, 500–502 (2012). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[10] B. Barviau, B. Kibler, and A. Picozzi, “Wave turbulence description of supercontinuum generation: influence of self-steepening and higher-order dispersion,” Phys. Rev. A79, 063840 (2009). [CrossRef]

[11] D. V. Churkin and S. V. Smirnov, “Numerical modelling of spectral, temporal and statistical properties of Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Commun.285, 2154–2160 (2012). [CrossRef]

[12] N. Dalloz, S. Randoux, and P. Suret, “Influence of dispersion of fiber Bragg grating mirrors on formation of optical power spectrum in Raman fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett.35, 2505–2507 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[13] B. Burgoyne, N. Godbout, and S. Lacroix, “Transient regime in a nth-order cascaded CW Raman fiber laser,” Opt. Express12, 1019–1024 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[14] S. Cierullies, M. Krause, H. Renner, and E. Brinkmeyer, “Experimental and numerical study of the switching dynamics of Raman fiber lasers,” Appl. Phys. B, 80, 177–183 (2005). [CrossRef]

[15] V. Karalekas, J. D. Ania-Castan, P. Harper, S. A. Babin, E. V. Podivilov, and S. K. Turitsyn, “Impact of nonlinear spectral broadening in ultra-long Raman fibre lasers,” Opt. Express15, 16690–16695 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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