Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630640
