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Title: Mechanism of spontaneous switching of polarisation in an ytterbium-doped fibre laser

Abstract

The regime of polarisation switching in a double-clad ytterbium fibre laser is studied experimentally and explained theoretically. It is shown that polarisation switching appears in lasers with the long active medium (no less than 20 m) when the pump slightly exceeds the threshold. The experimentally observed properties of spontaneous polarisation switching in the ytterbium fibre laser are explained by the competition of modes with orthogonal polarisations taking into account the polarisation-dependent saturation of amplification and losses. (fibre lasers)

Authors:
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  1. M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21466651
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 37; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2007v037n04ABEH013374; Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; DOPED MATERIALS; LASERS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION; PUMPING; SATURATION; SWITCHES; YTTERBIUM; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; FIBERS; MATERIALS; METALS; RARE EARTHS

Citation Formats

Voronin, V G, Sya, Ya V, Nanii, Oleg E, and Khlystov, V I. Mechanism of spontaneous switching of polarisation in an ytterbium-doped fibre laser. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1070/QE2007V037N04ABEH013374.
Voronin, V G, Sya, Ya V, Nanii, Oleg E, & Khlystov, V I. Mechanism of spontaneous switching of polarisation in an ytterbium-doped fibre laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2007V037N04ABEH013374
Voronin, V G, Sya, Ya V, Nanii, Oleg E, and Khlystov, V I. 2007. "Mechanism of spontaneous switching of polarisation in an ytterbium-doped fibre laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2007V037N04ABEH013374.
@article{osti_21466651,
title = {Mechanism of spontaneous switching of polarisation in an ytterbium-doped fibre laser},
author = {Voronin, V G and Sya, Ya V and Nanii, Oleg E and Khlystov, V I},
abstractNote = {The regime of polarisation switching in a double-clad ytterbium fibre laser is studied experimentally and explained theoretically. It is shown that polarisation switching appears in lasers with the long active medium (no less than 20 m) when the pump slightly exceeds the threshold. The experimentally observed properties of spontaneous polarisation switching in the ytterbium fibre laser are explained by the competition of modes with orthogonal polarisations taking into account the polarisation-dependent saturation of amplification and losses. (fibre lasers)},
doi = {10.1070/QE2007V037N04ABEH013374},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21466651}, journal = {Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)},
issn = {1063-7818},
number = 4,
volume = 37,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Mon Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}