Title :
Theory and experimental verification of Kramers-Kronig self-phasing in coherently combined fiber lasers
Author :
Leger, James R. ; Hung-Sheng Chiang ; Nilsson, Johan ; Sahu, Jayanta
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
The recently observed self-phasing of coherently coupled fibers due to Kramers-Kronig effects is theoretically described using a simple model. Direct measurements of the Kramers-Kronig effect and Henry´s alpha parameter are reported.
Keywords :
Kramers-Kronig relations; fibre lasers; light coherence; self-phase modulation; Henry alpha parameter; Kramers-Kronig effects; coherently combined fiber lasers; self-phasing; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
