Mode-locking via dissipative Faraday instability

Nikita Tarasov; Auro M. Perego; Dmitry V. Churkin; Kestutis Staliunas; Sergei K. Turitsyn

doi:10.1038/ncomms12441

Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Mode-locking via dissipative Faraday instability

Nikita Tarasov,
Auro M. Perego,
Dmitry V. Churkin,
Kestutis Staliunas,
Sergei K. Turitsyn

Affiliations

Nikita Tarasov: Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University
Auro M. Perego: Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University
Dmitry V. Churkin: Institute of Computational Technologies SB RAS
Kestutis Staliunas: Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Sergei K. Turitsyn: Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12441
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Dissipative Faraday instability by periodic zig-zag modulation of spectral losses can lead to pattern formation in variety of systems. Here, the authors employ this nonlinear instability as a technique to achieve high-order harmonic mode-locking in a fibre laser.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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