ANTIPHASE DYNAMICS AND CHAOS IN SELF-PULSING ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASERS

Authors
LEBOUDEC P JAOUEN C FRANCOIS PL BAYON JF SANCHEZ F BESNARD P STEPHAN G
Citation
P. Leboudec et al., ANTIPHASE DYNAMICS AND CHAOS IN SELF-PULSING ERBIUM-DOPED FIBER LASERS, Optics letters, 18(22), 1993, pp. 1890-1892
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
18
Issue
22
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1890 - 1892
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1993)18:22<1890:ADACIS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We present experimental evidence of antiphase dynamics in self-pulsing erbium-doped fiber lasers operating simultaneously at 1.536- and 1.55 -mum wavelengths. Autonomous chaos is also observed for several ranges of pumping rates. The fractal dimension of the chaotic attractor, cal culated from experimental data by use of the Procaccia method, is foun d to depend on the pumping ratio but always remains smaller than 4.1, regardless of the chaotic regime considered.