Title :
Raman rogue waves in a long cavity passively mode-locked fiber laser
Author :
Runge, Antoine F. J. ; Aguergaray, Claude ; Broderick, N.G.R. ; Erkintalo, Miro
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract :
Single-shot spectral measurements using the dispersive Fourier transformation reveal sporadic emission of parasitic Raman pulses at the output of an ultrafast Yb-doped, all-normal dispersion fiber laser. A statistical analysis reveals rogue-wave-like extreme energy fluctuations.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; Raman spectra; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; optical fibre dispersion; statistical analysis; ytterbium; Raman rogue waves-like extreme energy fluctuations; dispersive Fourier transformation; long cavity passively mode-locked fiber laser; parasitic Raman pulses; single-shot spectral measurements; sporadic emission; statistical analysis; ultrafast ytterbium-doped all-normal dispersion fiber laser; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
