Title :
Theory of the self-similar laser oscillator
Author :
Jirauschek, C. ; Ilday, F. Ö
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
Similariton laser oscillators support much higher pulse energies. Despite experimental and numerical studies, there is no analytic theory to date. We present a semi-analytic theory based on the variational approach and a novel trial function.
Keywords :
fractals; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; variational techniques; laser cavity; pulse energies; self-similar laser oscillator; semianalytic theory; similariton laser oscillators; variational approach; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Nonlinear equations; Optical fiber theory; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Solitons; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (060.7140) Ultrafast processes in fibers;
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.2006.4628785
