Title :
Starting dynamics in normal-dispersion mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Li, Heng ; Ouzounov, Dimitre G. ; Wise, Frank W.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Self-starting of mode-locking in normal-dispersion Yb fiber lasers is studied experimentally and theoretically. Starting can be initiated by quantum noise or relaxation oscillations, and is much faster than in soliton lasers.
Keywords :
Fiber lasers; Fluctuations; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Pump lasers; Solid lasers; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
