POLARIZATION EFFECTS AND NONLINEAR SWITCHING IN FIBER FIGURE-8 LASERS

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作者
STENTZ, AJ
BOYD, RW
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[1] The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
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10.1364/OL.19.001462
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We have developed a novel experimental procedure that allows us to quantify how polarization effects determine the passive mode locking of an optical fiber figure-eight laser. Based on our measurements, we have performed numerical simulations demonstrating that the nonlinear switching within this laser operates in a manner contrary to that described by the conventional theory of passive mode locking with a fast saturable absorber.
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