Experimental characterization of the bifurcation structure in an erbium-doped fiber laser with pump modulation

Author

Pisarchik, Alexander N. ; Barmenkov, Yuri O. ; Kir´yanov, Alexander V.

Author_Institution

Centro de Investigaciones en Opt., Guanajuato, Mexico

Volume

39

Issue

12

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1567

Lastpage

1571

Abstract

The bifurcation structure of phase space is investigated experimentally in an erbium-doped fiber laser with a sinusoidal pump modulation. We demonstrate a rich variety of bifurcations and dynamical states which appear in primary saddle-node bifurcations and discuss their relation to the main laser resonance. The systematic organization of coexisting attractors allows one to predict the behavior of the fiber laser, when initial conditions are allowed to evolve to their final states.

Keywords

bifurcation; erbium; fibre lasers; laser stability; optical chaos; optical modulation; bifurcation structure; chaotic states; coexisting attractors; dynamical states; erbium-doped fiber laser; generalized multistability; periodic states; phase space; primary saddle-node bifurcations; sinusoidal pump modulation; Bifurcation; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Pump lasers; Resonance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2003.819559

Filename

1253228