Title :
Frequency comb dynamics of a solitonic fiber laser: theory
Author :
Newbury, N.R. ; Washburn, B.R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The effects of Raman scattering, self-steepening, and higher-order dispersion on a fiber-laser frequency comb are analyzed using perturbation theory. Transfer functions are derived for the comb response to change in cavity length or pump power.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; fibre lasers; measurement by laser beam; optical fibre dispersion; optical pumping; optical solitons; perturbation theory; transfer function matrices; Raman scattering; comb response; fiber-laser frequency comb; frequency comb dynamics; higher-order dispersion; perturbation theory; self-steepening; solitonic fiber laser; transfer functions; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fiber theory; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202313
