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
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