Title :
Theory of phase-locking of large multistable fiber amplifier array coupled in an external cavity
Author :
Bochove, Erik J. ; Zunoubi, Mohammad R. ; Corcoran, Christopher J.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab./RDLE, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The transmission characteristic of a fiber amplifier array is shown to be a multivalued function of pump power, analogous to a passive etalon with Kerr nonlinearity (Felber et al, APL, 1976), of which highest gain solutions possess robust phase-locking.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical arrays; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre couplers; optical phase locked loops; optical pumping; Kerr nonlinearity; multistable fiber amplifier array-external cavity coupling; optical phase-locking; optical pump power; optical transmission characteristics; passive etalon; Arrays; Cavity resonators; Laser beams; Lasers; Mathematical model; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber theory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
