DocumentCode
2874978
Title
Fast temporal self-modulation of a continuous laser beam through nonlinear incoherent feedback
Author
Kockaert, Pascal ; Kozyreff, Gregory ; Haelterman, Marc ; Erneux, Thomas
Author_Institution
Service d´´Opt. et Acoust., Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We consider a double-pass optical loop that is capable of generating pulse trains with repetition rate in the 100 GHz range with commercially available optical elements. This is demonstrated analytically and confirmed numerically.
Keywords
laser beams; laser feedback; optical Kerr effect; optical pulse generation; self-phase modulation; commercially available optical elements; continuous laser beam; double-pass optical loop; fast temporal self-modulation; isotropic Kerr nonlinear element; nonlinear incoherent feedback; pulse train generation; Dispersion; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Polarization; 060.2320; 190.3100; 190.3270; 190.4420; 230.4110; 230.4320; 430.5750;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628471
Filename
4628471
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