Open AccessIntracavity pulse dynamics and stability for passively mode-locked lasers
Author(s) -
Cristian Antonelli,
Jeff Chen,
Franz X. Kärtner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.005919
Subject(s) - laser , optics , pulse (music) , fiber laser , mode locking , mode (computer interface) , stability (learning theory) , materials science , physics , computer science , detector , machine learning , operating system
We derive a general characterization of the intracavity pulse dynamics for passively mode-locked fiber lasers based on the use of the variational principle. As a first application this method is used for an efficient simulation of the laser dynamics of stretched pulse and similariton lasers and evaluation of its stability.