Title :
Enhanced coherence of weakly coupled lasers due to amplitude nonlinear dynamics
Author :
Nixon, Micha ; Fridman, Moti ; Davidson, Nir ; Friesem, Asher A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
Abstract :
A theoretical model characterizing the coherence and phase properties of two weakly coupled lasers is presented. Our calculations show how amplitude dynamics of non-phase locked lasers may enhance coherence by nearly an order of magnitude.
Keywords :
light coherence; optical chaos; amplitude dynamics; amplitude nonlinear dynamics; enhanced coherence; non-phase locked lasers; order of magnitude; phase properties; weakly coupled lasers; Chaos; Coherence; Interference; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Physics; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
