Analysis of pulse dropout in harmonically mode-locked fiber lasers by use of the Lyapunov method

Authors
Horowitz, M Menyuk, CR
Citation
M. Horowitz et Cr. Menyuk, Analysis of pulse dropout in harmonically mode-locked fiber lasers by use of the Lyapunov method, OPTICS LETT, 25(1), 2000, pp. 40-42
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
40 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000101)25:1<40:AOPDIH>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Using a stability analysis based on the Lyapunov method, we study pulse dro pout in an actively mode-locked fiber laser. The analysis gives a limit on the maximum pulse duration and the minimum laser power that are needed for stable operation without pulse dropout. The stability of pulse trains was s tudied analytically and validated numerically for different pulse shapes. ( C) 2000 Optical Society of America.