Optical chaos and hysteresis in a laser-diode pumped Nd doped fibre laser
Optical chaos and hysteresis in a laser-diode pumped Nd doped fibre laser
Modulated pumping of a Nd3+doped silica monomode fibre laser has been investigated experimentally. For small modulation depths the laser exhibits a resonance at the relaxation oscillation frequency, providing pulses of a few microseconds duration at a repetition rate in the region of 10 kHz, dependent on the average pump level above threshold. As the pump modulation depth is increased, hysteresis is observed as a function of modulation frequency, along with optical bistability. For further increase in modulation depth, optical chaos and period doubling are observed. Gain-switching has also been demonstrated.
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Phillips, M.W.
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Gong, H.
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Ferguson, A.I.
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Hanna, D.C.
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1987
Phillips, M.W.
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Gong, H.
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Ferguson, A.I.
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Hanna, D.C.
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Phillips, M.W., Gong, H., Ferguson, A.I. and Hanna, D.C.
(1987)
Optical chaos and hysteresis in a laser-diode pumped Nd doped fibre laser.
Optics Communications, 61 (3), .
(doi:10.1016/0030-4018(87)90141-6).
Abstract
Modulated pumping of a Nd3+doped silica monomode fibre laser has been investigated experimentally. For small modulation depths the laser exhibits a resonance at the relaxation oscillation frequency, providing pulses of a few microseconds duration at a repetition rate in the region of 10 kHz, dependent on the average pump level above threshold. As the pump modulation depth is increased, hysteresis is observed as a function of modulation frequency, along with optical bistability. For further increase in modulation depth, optical chaos and period doubling are observed. Gain-switching has also been demonstrated.
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Published date: 1987
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78718
ISSN: 0030-4018
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