Open AccessTheory of passive harmonic mode-locking using waveguide arrays
Author(s) -
J. Nathan Kutz,
Björn Sandstede
Publication year - 2008
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.16.000636
Subject(s) - optics , mode locking , waveguide , coupled mode theory , harmonic , coupling (piping) , mode (computer interface) , radiation mode , nonlinear system , physics , laser , materials science , refractive index , single mode optical fiber , acoustics , computer science , quantum mechanics , metallurgy , operating system
A comprehensive theoretical treatment is given of the phenomenon of harmonic mode-locking in a laser cavity mode-locked by the nonlinear mode-coupling behavior in a waveguide array. The theoretical model completely characterizes oscillatory instabilities and the transition from M to M+1 pulses as a function of increased gain.