Title :
Period locking due to delayed feedback in a laser with saturable absorber
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math., Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
The pulsating output of a laser with a saturable absorber subject to delayed optical feedback locks to an integer fraction of delay time. Equations for the period of the laser predict the occurrence of the different locking states as well as the value of the pump when there is a switch between the locked states.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser feedback; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; delayed feedback; locking states; optical feedback; period locking; pulsed laser output; saturable absorber; Delay effects; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1313996
