Analysis of nonlinear pulse propagation in an optical fiber laser

Author

Yuk, T.I. ; Shum, P. ; Yu, S.F. ; Li, E.H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., Hong Kong

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

10-13 Nov 1997

Firstpage

313

Abstract

Using Fourier series analysis technique and time-domain window function, the formation process of nonlinear laser pulses in a mode-locked fiber laser is analyzed theoretically. Fiber dispersion, Kerr nonlinearity, amplifier gain, pump depletion, Raman contribution to nonlinear polarization, amplitude and phase modulation are also taken into consideration

Keywords

Fourier series; amplitude modulation; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser theory; optical Kerr effect; optical communication equipment; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical pumping; phase modulation; time-domain analysis; waveguide lasers; Fourier series analysis technique; Kerr nonlinearity; Raman contribution; amplifier gain; amplitude modulation; fiber dispersion; formation process; mode-locked fiber laser; nonlinear laser pulses; nonlinear polarization; nonlinear pulse propagation; optical fiber laser; phase modulation; pump depletion; time-domain window function; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Time series analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3895-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1997.630640

Filename

630640