Title :
Nonlinear dynamics in lasers with nonlinear loss
Author :
Li, Feng ; Li, Qian ; Feng, Xinhuan ; Wai, P.K.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
We study the dynamics of lasers with nonlinear loss theoretically. Our simulations show that depending on the laser parameters, the laser output can exhibit stable, periodic bifurcation, or chaotic behavior.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; nonlinear dynamical systems; nonlinear optics; chaotic behavior; nonlinear dynamics; nonlinear loss; periodic bifurcation; Bifurcation; Chaos; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical losses; Photonics; Power generation; Steady-state; Dynamics; Laser; Nonlinear loss;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292074
