• DocumentCode
    520366
  • Title

    Starting dynamics in normal-dispersion mode-locked fiber lasers

  • Author

    Li, Heng ; Ouzounov, Dimitre G. ; Wise, Frank W.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Dept., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Self-starting of mode-locking in normal-dispersion Yb fiber lasers is studied experimentally and theoretically. Starting can be initiated by quantum noise or relaxation oscillations, and is much faster than in soliton lasers.
  • Keywords
    Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499937