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Model of the self-Q-switching instability of passively phased fiber laser arrays

Model of the self-Q-switching instability of passively phased fiber laser arrays
Model of the self-Q-switching instability of passively phased fiber laser arrays
We present a simple model for self-pulsation instability in passively phased high power optical fiber amplifier arrays with external feedback. Its key features are, first, the feedback level's sensitivity, and thus that of the cavity Q-value, to small phase changes of the array fields, and, second, the effect of refractive index nonlinearity in the amplifiers. The model's prediction of an instability threshold for arrays of at least two amplifiers is confirmed by a linearized stability analysis of a system in ring-cavity geometry, and the magnitudes of predicted power levels are well within the domain of recent experiments.
fiber lasers, passively phased fiber amplifier arrays, spatial filtering
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Bochove, E.J.
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Aceves, A.B.
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Braiman, Y.Y.
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Colet, P.R.
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Jacobo, A.
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Braiman, Y.Y.
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Colet, P.R.
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Deiterding, R.
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Miller, C.A.
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Rhodes, C.
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Shakir, S.A.
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Bochove, E.J., Aceves, A.B., Braiman, Y.Y., Colet, P.R., Deiterding, R., Jacobo, A., Miller, C.A., Rhodes, C. and Shakir, S.A. (2011) Model of the self-Q-switching instability of passively phased fiber laser arrays. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 47 (6), 777-785. (doi:10.1109/JQE.2011.2112637).

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We present a simple model for self-pulsation instability in passively phased high power optical fiber amplifier arrays with external feedback. Its key features are, first, the feedback level's sensitivity, and thus that of the cavity Q-value, to small phase changes of the array fields, and, second, the effect of refractive index nonlinearity in the amplifiers. The model's prediction of an instability threshold for arrays of at least two amplifiers is confirmed by a linearized stability analysis of a system in ring-cavity geometry, and the magnitudes of predicted power levels are well within the domain of recent experiments.

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Published date: June 2011
Keywords: fiber lasers, passively phased fiber amplifier arrays, spatial filtering
Organisations: Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics Group

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Local EPrints ID: 380757
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/380757
ISSN: 0018-9197
PURE UUID: abb0194f-07ad-4ae2-b8b3-d10d5f745900
ORCID for R. Deiterding: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-8183

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Date deposited: 09 Sep 2015 10:26
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:52

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Author: E.J. Bochove
Author: A.B. Aceves
Author: Y.Y. Braiman
Author: P.R. Colet
Author: R. Deiterding ORCID iD
Author: A. Jacobo
Author: C.A. Miller
Author: C. Rhodes
Author: S.A. Shakir

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