DocumentCode :
475181
Title :
Models for passively mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Sanchez, Francois ; Leblond, Herve ; Salhi, Mohamed ; Komarov, Andrey ; Haboucha, Adil
Author_Institution :
Lab. POMA, Univ. d Angers, Angers
Volume :
1
fYear :
2008
fDate :
22-26 June 2008
Firstpage :
214
Lastpage :
217
Abstract :
We give a review of theoretical approaches we have recently developed for the description of passively mode-locked fiber lasers. Mode-locking is assumed to be obtained with nonlinear polarization rotation. The first approach takes the form of a cubic Ginzburg-Landau equation where the coefficients take into account the orientation of the phase plates. A fully analytical study can be performed. The second model includes gain saturation allowing to investigate multiple pulse behaviour and multistability phenomena. Under some approximations this model reduces to a complex quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation. Passive harmonic mode-locking can also be obtained with a suitable adaptation of the model.
Keywords :
Ginzburg-Landau theory; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; optical saturation; complex cubic Ginzburg-Landau equation; gain saturation; multiple pulse behaviour; multistability phenomena; nonlinear polarization rotation; passive harmonic mode-locking; passively mode-locked fiber lasers; phase plates; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical fiber polarization; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Kerr effect; fiber laser; passive mode-locking; soliton;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2626-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598410
Filename :
4598410
Link To Document :
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