Title :
Optimizing waveguide array mode-locking for high-power fiber lasers
Author :
Bale, B.G. ; Kutz, J.N. ; Sandstede, B.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Emphasis is placed on the mode-locking stability as a function of the critical physical parameters in the laser cavity. The theoretical characterization of the laser cavity´s stability and dynamics allows for a comprehensive optimization of the laser cavity parameters towards achieving high peak-power, high-energy pulses in both the anomalous and normal dispersion regimes. The technology and components to construct a mode-locked laser based upon a waveguide array are currently available. The anomalous dispersion regime, solitonlike pulses can be formed as a result of the balance of anomalous dispersion and positive (i.e. self-focusing) nonlinearity.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser arrays; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical fibre dispersion; optical solitons; high-energy solitonlike pulse; high-power fiber lasers; laser cavity stability; normal dispersion regime; optimizing waveguide array mode-locking; solitonlike pulses; Fiber lasers; High power fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical arrays; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Solitons; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192646
