Title :
Fast temporal self-modulation of a continuous laser beam through nonlinear incoherent feedback
Author :
Kockaert, Pascal ; Kozyreff, Gregory ; Haelterman, Marc ; Erneux, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Service d´´Opt. et Acoust., Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels
Abstract :
We consider a double-pass optical loop that is capable of generating pulse trains with repetition rate in the 100 GHz range with commercially available optical elements. This is demonstrated analytically and confirmed numerically.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser feedback; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse generation; self-phase modulation; commercially available optical elements; continuous laser beam; double-pass optical loop; fast temporal self-modulation; isotropic Kerr nonlinear element; nonlinear incoherent feedback; pulse train generation; Dispersion; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Polarization; 060.2320; 190.3100; 190.3270; 190.4420; 230.4110; 230.4320; 430.5750;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628471
