Title :
Active and passive modulation methods for management of passive mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Komarov, Andrey ; Komarov, Konstantin ; Haboucha, Adil ; Sanchez, François
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. d´´Angers, Angers
Abstract :
On basis of numerical simulation we have studied the characteristic generation instability arising from inertial modulation of gain-losses and refractive index of an intracavity laser medium. Such modulation is used as a method for management of interaction of ultrashort pulses in the laser resonator. The modulation due to an electro-optical feedback loop is considered also. In the case of such modulation the analyzed instability can be suppressed.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical losses; refractive index; active modulation method; characteristic generation instability; electro-optical feedback loop; inertial modulation; intracavity laser medium; laser resonator; numerical simulation; passive mode-locked fiber lasers; passive modulation method; refractive index; ultrashort pulses; Character generation; Electrooptic modulators; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Lasers and electrooptics; Numerical simulation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Refractive index; dissipative solitons; fiber laser; numerical simulation; passive mode-locking;
Conference_Titel :
Mediterranean Winter, 2008. ICTON-MW 2008. 2nd ICTON
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3484-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3485-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTONMW.2008.4773054
