DocumentCode
3010866
Title
A Preconditioned Newton-Krylov Method for Computing Stationary Pulse Solutions of Mode-locked Lasers
Author
Birge, Jonathan R. ; Kärtner, Franz X.
Author_Institution
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We solve the periodic boundary value problem for a mode-locked laser cavity using a preconditioned matrix-implicit Newton-Krylov solver. Solutions are obtained two to three orders of magnitude faster than with standard tools.
Keywords
laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; mode-locked laser cavity; periodic boundary value problem; preconditioned Newton-Krylov method; stationary pulse solution; Boundary value problems; Design optimization; Jacobian matrices; Laboratories; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical design; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Solitons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452936
Filename
4452936
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