Mode-locking via dissipative Faraday instability

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.

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Main Authors: Nikita Tarasov, Auro M. Perego, Dmitry V. Churkin, Kestutis Staliunas, Sergei K. Turitsyn
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f8c1fb1fc0bd4bee9f25a58ed53167fc
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Summary: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.