Ultra-Fast Fiber Lasers : Principles and Applications with MATLAB® Models (Paperback)

IntroductionUltrahigh Capacity Demands and Short Pulse LasersDemandsUltrashort Pulse LasersPrincipal Objectives of the BookOrganization of the Book ChaptersHistorical Overview of Ultrashort Pulse Fiber Lasers OverviewMode-Locking Mechanism in Fiber Ring ResonatorsAmplifying Medium and Laser SystemActive Modulation in Laser CavityTechniques Generation Terahertz- Repetition-RatePulse TrainsNecessity of Highly Nonlinear OpticalWaveguide Section for Ultrahigh-Speed ModulationReferences2 Principles and Analysis of Mode-Locked Fiber LasersPrinciples of Mode LockingMode-Locking Techniques Passive Mode Locking Active Mode Locking by Amplitude Modulation Active Medium and Pump Source Filter Design Modulator Design Active Mode Locking by Phase ModulationActively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers Principle of Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers Multiplication of Repetition Rate Equalizing and Stabilizing Pulses in Rational HMLFLAnalysis of Actively Mode-Locked Lasers Introduction Analysis Using Self-Consistence Condition w/ Gaussian Pulse Shape Series Approach Analysis Mode Locking Mode Locking without Detuning SimulationConclusionsReferences3 Active Mode-Locked Fiber Ring Lasers: ImplementationBuilding Blocks of Active Mode-Locked Fiber Ring Laser Laser Cavity Design Active Medium and Pump Source Filter Design Modulator DesignAM and FM Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser AM Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers FM or PM Mode-Locked Fiber LasersRegenerative Active Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Experimental Setup Results and Discussion Noise Analysis Temporal and Spectral Analysis Measurement Accuracy EDF Cooperative Up-Conversion Pulse DropoutUltrahigh Repetition-Rate Ultra-Stable Fiber Mode-Locked LasersRegenerative Mode-Locking Techniques and Conditions for Generation of Transform-Limited Pulses from a Mode-Locked Laser Schematic Structure of MLRL Mode-Locking Conditions Factors Influencing the Design and Performance of Mode Locking and Generation of Optical Pulse Trains Experimental Setup and Results RemarksConclusionsReferences4 NLSE Numerical Simulation of Active Mode-Locked Lasers: Time Domain AnalysisIntroductionThe Laser Model Modeling the Optical Fiber Modeling the EDFA Modeling the Optical Modulation Modeling the Optical FilterThe Propagation ModelGeneration and Propagation Results and Discussions Propagation of Optical Pulses in the FiberHarmonic Mode-Locked LaserMode-Locked Pulse Evolution Effect of Modulation Frequency Effect of Modulation Depth Effect of the Optical Filter Bandwidth Effect of Pump Power Rational Harmonic Mode-Locked LaserFM or PM Mode-Locked Fiber LasersConcluding RemarksReferences5 Dispersion and Nonlinearity Effects in Active Mode-Locked Fiber LasersIntroductionPropagation of Optical Pulses in a Fiber Dispersion Effect Nonlinear Effect Soliton Propagation Equation in Optical FibersDispersion Effects in Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers Zero DetuningDispersion Effects in Detuned Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers Locking RangeNonlinear Effects in Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers Zero Detuning Detuning in an Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser with Nonlinearity Effect Pulse Amplitude Equalization in a Harmonic Mode-Locked Fiber LaserSoliton Formation in Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers with Combined Effect of Dispersion and Nonlinearity Zero Detuning Detuning and Locking Range in a Mode-Locked Fiber Laser with Nonlinearity and Dispersion EffectDetuning and Pulse Shortening Experimental Setup Mode-Locked Pulse Train with 0 GHz Repetition Rate Wavelength Shifting in a Detuned Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser with Dispersion Cavity Pulse Shortening and Spectrum Broadening under Nonlinearity EffectConclusionsReferences6 Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers with Birefringent CavityIntroductionBirefringence Cavity of an Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Simulation Model Simulation ResultsPolarization Switching in an Actively Mode-Locked FiberLaser with Birefringence CavityExperimental Setup Results and Discussion H-Mode Regime V-Mode Regime Dual Orthogonal Polarization States in an Actively Mode-Locked Birefringent Fiber Ring Laser Experimental Setup Results and Discussion Pulse Dropout and Sub-Harmonic Locking Concluding RemarksUltrafast Tunable Actively Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers Introduction Birefringence Filter Ultrafast Electrically Tunable Filter Based onElectro-Optic Effect of LiNbO3 Lyot Filter and Wavelength Tuning by a Phase Shifter Experimental Results Ultrafast Electrically Tunable MLL Experimental Setup Experimental Results Concluding RemarksConclusionsReferences7 Ultrafast Fiber Ring Lasers by Temporal ImagingRepetition Rate Multiplication Techniques Fractional Temporal Talbot Effect Other Repetition Rate Multiplication TechniquesExperimental Setup Results and DiscussionUniform Lasing Mode Amplitude Distribution Gaussian Lasing Mode Amplitude Distribution Filter Bandwidth Influence Nonlinear Effects Noise EffectsConclusionsReferences8 Terahertz Repetition Rate Fiber Ring LaserGaussian Modulating SignalRational Harmonic Detuning Experimental Setup Results and DiscussionParametric Amplifier?Based Fiber Ring Laser Parametric Amplification Experimental Setup Results and Discussion Parametric Amplifier Action Ultrahigh Repetition Rate Operation Ultra-Narrow Pulse Operation Intracavity Power Soliton CompressionRegenerative Parametric Amplifier?Based Mode-Locked Fiber Ring Laser Experimental Setup Results and DiscussionConclusionsReferences9 Nonlinear Fiber Ring LasersIntroductionOptical Bistability, Bifurcation, and ChaosNonlinear Optical Loop MirrorNonlinear Amplifying Loop MirrorNOLM?NALM Fiber Ring Laser Simulation of Laser Dynamics Experiment Bidirectional Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Continuous-Wave NOLM?NALMFiber Ring Laser Amplitude-Modulated NOLM?NALM Fiber Ring LaserConclusionsReferences10 Bound Solitons by Active Phase Modulation Mode-Locked Fiber Ring LasersIntroductionFormation of Bound States in an FM Mode-Locked Fiber Ring LaserExperimental TechniqueDynamics of Bound States in an FM Mode-Locked Fiber Ring Laser Numerical Model of an FM Mode-Locked Fiber Ring Laser The Formation of the Bound Soliton States Evolution of the Bound Soliton States in the FM Fiber LoopMulti-Bound Soliton Propagation in Optical FiberBi-Spectra of Multi-Bound Solitons Definition The Phasor Optical Spectral Analyzers Bi-Spectrum of Duffing Chaotic SystemsConclusionsReferences11. Actively Mode-Locked Multiwavelength Erbium-Doped Fiber LasersIntroductionNumerical Model of an Actively Mode-Locked Multiwavelength Erbium-Doped Fiber LaserSimulation Results of an Actively Mode-Locked Multiwavelength Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Effects of Small Positive Dispersion Cavity and Nonlinear Effects on Gain Competition Suppression Using a Highly Nonlinear Fiber Effects of a Large Positive Dispersion and Nonlinear Effects Using a Highly Nonlinear Fiber in the Cavity on Gain Competition Suppression Effects of a Large Negative Dispersion and Nonlinear Effects Using a Highly Nonlinear Fiber in the Cavity on Gain Competition Suppression Effects of Cavity Dispersion and a Hybrid Broadening Gain Medium on the Tolerable Loss Imbalance between the WavelengthsExperimental Validation and Discussion on an Actively Mode-Locked Multiwavelength Erbium-Doped Fiber LaserConclusions and Suggestions for Future WorkReferencesAppendix A: Er-Doped Fiber Amplifier: Optimum Length and ImplementationAppendix B: MATLAB® Programs for SimulationAppendix C: Abbreviations