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Title: Nonlinear processes upon doubling the period of self-modulation oscillations in a solid-state ring laser

Abstract

Nonlinear phenomena appearing in a solid-state ring laser upon approaching the period-doubling bifurcation point of self-modulation oscillations and inside the doubling region are studied theoretically and experimentally. The bifurcation appears due to the parametric interaction of self-modulation oscillations of the first kind with relaxation oscillations. It is found that the bifurcation diagrams, time dependences of the intensities and power spectrum can significantly differ for counterpropagating waves because of the amplitude nonreciprocity of the ring resonator and the inequality of the moduli of the feedback coefficients. It is shown that when the self-modulation period is doubled, the widths of spectral peaks corresponding the self-modulation frequency and the fundamental relaxation frequency decrease. Noise precursors of doubling bifurcation are studied. It is found that the distance between the peaks of noise precursors increases with increasing the noise intensity. It is demonstrated experimentally that the noise modulation leads to the bifurcation point displacement, which increases with increasing the noise. (nonlinear optical phenomena)

Authors:
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  1. D. V. Skobel'tsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21466828
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 38; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2008v038n10ABEH013797; Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; AMPLITUDES; BIFURCATION; INTERACTIONS; LINE WIDTHS; MODULATION; NOISE; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OSCILLATIONS; PRECURSOR; RELAXATION; RESONATORS; RING LASERS; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPECTRA; TIME DEPENDENCE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; LASERS

Citation Formats

Zolotoverkh, I I, Kamysheva, A A, Kravtsov, N V, Lariontsev, E G, Firsov, V V, and Chekina, S N. Nonlinear processes upon doubling the period of self-modulation oscillations in a solid-state ring laser. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1070/QE2008V038N10ABEH013797.
Zolotoverkh, I I, Kamysheva, A A, Kravtsov, N V, Lariontsev, E G, Firsov, V V, & Chekina, S N. Nonlinear processes upon doubling the period of self-modulation oscillations in a solid-state ring laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2008V038N10ABEH013797
Zolotoverkh, I I, Kamysheva, A A, Kravtsov, N V, Lariontsev, E G, Firsov, V V, and Chekina, S N. 2008. "Nonlinear processes upon doubling the period of self-modulation oscillations in a solid-state ring laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2008V038N10ABEH013797.
@article{osti_21466828,
title = {Nonlinear processes upon doubling the period of self-modulation oscillations in a solid-state ring laser},
author = {Zolotoverkh, I I and Kamysheva, A A and Kravtsov, N V and Lariontsev, E G and Firsov, V V and Chekina, S N},
abstractNote = {Nonlinear phenomena appearing in a solid-state ring laser upon approaching the period-doubling bifurcation point of self-modulation oscillations and inside the doubling region are studied theoretically and experimentally. The bifurcation appears due to the parametric interaction of self-modulation oscillations of the first kind with relaxation oscillations. It is found that the bifurcation diagrams, time dependences of the intensities and power spectrum can significantly differ for counterpropagating waves because of the amplitude nonreciprocity of the ring resonator and the inequality of the moduli of the feedback coefficients. It is shown that when the self-modulation period is doubled, the widths of spectral peaks corresponding the self-modulation frequency and the fundamental relaxation frequency decrease. Noise precursors of doubling bifurcation are studied. It is found that the distance between the peaks of noise precursors increases with increasing the noise intensity. It is demonstrated experimentally that the noise modulation leads to the bifurcation point displacement, which increases with increasing the noise. (nonlinear optical phenomena)},
doi = {10.1070/QE2008V038N10ABEH013797},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21466828}, journal = {Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)},
issn = {1063-7818},
number = 10,
volume = 38,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
}