Title :
Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser
Author :
Mozdy, E.J. ; Pollock, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We have studied the dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked (APM) laser under several parameter variations, such as fiber length, fiber coupling strength, and small-signal gain. We simulated and characterized these dynamics, which exhibit both quasiperiodic and chaotic behavior
Keywords :
dynamics; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser theory; nonlinear optics; optical chaos; additive-pulse modelocked laser; chaotic behavior; fiber coupling strength; fiber length; nonlinear dynamics; parameter variations; quasiperiodic behavior; small-signal gain; Chaos; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630639
