Synchronous-asynchronous laser mode-locking transition

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作者
Wu, Shang-Ying [1 ,2 ]
Hsiang, Wei-Wei [3 ]
Lai, Yinchieh [1 ,2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Photon, Hsinchu, Taiwan
[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Inst Electroopt Engn, Hsinchu, Taiwan
[3] Fu Jen Catholic Univ, Dept Phys, Taipei, Taiwan
[4] Acad Sinica, Res Ctr Appl Sci, Taipei 115, Taiwan
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2015年 / 92卷 / 01期
关键词
LOCKED FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY-MODULATION; PULSE DYNAMICS; OPTICAL-FIBERS; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION; CHIRP COMPENSATION; FM OSCILLATION; STABILITY; EQUATION; COHERENT;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.92.013848
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Synchronous-asynchronous mode-locking transition in a hybrid active and passive mode-locked laser is investigated theoretically. Three distinct mode-locking states are found and their transition diagram under varying detuning frequency and modulation strength is determined. By examining the steady-state lasing gain as a function of the detuning modulation frequency, we also clarify why the laser will become unstable near the transition points and why the nonlinear saturable absorption effect is crucial for the stable asynchronous mode-locking operation.
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