Title :
Rare event simulation of the performance of an actively mode-locked fiber laser model
Author :
Donovan, G.M. ; Kath, W.L.
Author_Institution :
Northwestern Univ., Evanston
Abstract :
We demonstrate the application of importance sampling to Monte Carlo simulations of an actively mode-locked laser model. The method computes the probability of errors due to both amplitude drop-outs and pulse position shifts.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; error statistics; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; Monte Carlo simulations; actively mode-locked fiber laser; amplitude drop-outs; error probability; pulse position shifts; rare event simulation; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Equations; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Mathematical model; Monte Carlo methods; Optical pulses; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453544
