Dynamics of optical caviton generation in a CW-seeded frequency shifted feedback cavity

Author

Wabnitz, Stefan

Author_Institution

Lab. d´´Opt. Quantique, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France

Volume

32

Issue

6

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

925

Lastpage

940

Abstract

We analyze the dynamics of soliton creation in a frequency-shifted feedback ring laser with injected continuous wave seed. We show that for an active cavity the soliton buildup time may be estimated analytically. The soliton emission from the CW-pumped laser is analogous to the generation of cavitons by the resonant absorption of laser beams in inhomogeneous plasmas. We study the dynamics of optical cavitons by means of perturbation theory and numerical simulations

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; numerical analysis; optical solitons; perturbation theory; ring lasers; CW-pumped laser; CW-seeded frequency shifted feedback cavity; active cavity; caviton generation; frequency-shifted feedback ring laser; inhomogeneous plasmas; injected continuous wave seed; laser beam absorption; numerical simulations; optical caviton generation; optical cavitons; perturbation theory; soliton buildup time; soliton creation; soliton emission; Absorption; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Optical solitons; Particle beams; Resonance; Ring lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.502369

Filename

502369