INFLUENCE OF ION-PAIRS ON THE DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOR OF ER-3-DOPED FIBER LASERS()

Authors
LEBOUDEC P FRANCOIS PL DELEVAQUE E BAYON JF SANCHEZ F STEPHAN GM
Citation
P. Leboudec et al., INFLUENCE OF ION-PAIRS ON THE DYNAMICAL BEHAVIOR OF ER-3-DOPED FIBER LASERS(), Optical and quantum electronics, 25(8), 1993, pp. 501-507
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Optical and quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03068919
Volume
25
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
501 - 507
Database
ISI
SICI code
0306-8919(1993)25:8<501:IOIOTD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally the influence of ion-pair concentration on the dynamical behaviour of erbium-doped fibre lasers. At low pair d ensities, the laser has a CW output, while at higher densities it exhi bits a self-pulsing behaviour. For intermediate pair concentrations, t he output intensity evolves continuously from an infinite train of pul ses to a CW steady state as the pumping ratio is increased.