DocumentCode
499434
Title
Condensation of light in actively mode-locked l1asers
Author
Weill, Rafi ; Gat, Omri ; Fischer, Baruch
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a new approach to active mode-locking (AML) that predicts, under certain conditions, pulse ldquocondensationrdquo, analogous to BEC. In the condensate state, the first AML eigenmode is dominant over all other modes.
Keywords
Bose-Einstein condensation; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser noise; optical pulse generation; statistical mechanics; active mode-locking; eigenmode; light condensation; pulse condensation; Additive noise; Amplitude modulation; Convergence; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Filtering; Integral equations; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Physics; Pulse modulation; (000.6590) Statistical mechanics; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5224519
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