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Influence of Phase Cross-Modulation Effects on the Narrowband Lasing Mode of a Random Fiber Laser. / Gorbunov, O. A.; Vatnik, I. D.; Churkin, D. V.
In: Optoelectronics, Instrumentation and Data Processing, Vol. 61, No. 1, 23.06.2025, p. 19-25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of Phase Cross-Modulation Effects on the Narrowband Lasing Mode of a Random Fiber Laser
AU - Gorbunov, O. A.
AU - Vatnik, I. D.
AU - Churkin, D. V.
N1 - This study was funded by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 24-12-00432 (https://rscf.ru/project/24-12-00432/).
PY - 2025/6/23
Y1 - 2025/6/23
N2 - This paper discusses the role of the interaction of pumping and lasing waves in a fiber laser with randomly distributed feedback due to weak Rayleigh backscattering, operating in the narrowband lasing mode observed when the pumping power slightly exceeds the threshold. In this case, the spectrum consists of narrow (less than 1 MHz) modes with a typical lifetime of 1 ms. Earlier, it has been demonstrated that both external noise (thermal or acoustic) and nonlinear four-wave interaction between the lasing modes can be responsible for the mode decomposition. A model of the nonlinear interaction of a pumping wave with an ultra-narrow lasing mode has been constructed to show that the phase cross-modulation between them can lead to the mode destruction if the wave divergence is sufficiently slow. It follows that the narrowband lasing mode depends on the fiber dispersion, since the latter governs the corresponding spread length. A comparison with experiment confirms this conclusion: no narrowband generation is observed in random lasers based on low-dispersion fibers, while it exists for fibers with a high dispersion coefficient.
AB - This paper discusses the role of the interaction of pumping and lasing waves in a fiber laser with randomly distributed feedback due to weak Rayleigh backscattering, operating in the narrowband lasing mode observed when the pumping power slightly exceeds the threshold. In this case, the spectrum consists of narrow (less than 1 MHz) modes with a typical lifetime of 1 ms. Earlier, it has been demonstrated that both external noise (thermal or acoustic) and nonlinear four-wave interaction between the lasing modes can be responsible for the mode decomposition. A model of the nonlinear interaction of a pumping wave with an ultra-narrow lasing mode has been constructed to show that the phase cross-modulation between them can lead to the mode destruction if the wave divergence is sufficiently slow. It follows that the narrowband lasing mode depends on the fiber dispersion, since the latter governs the corresponding spread length. A comparison with experiment confirms this conclusion: no narrowband generation is observed in random lasers based on low-dispersion fibers, while it exists for fibers with a high dispersion coefficient.
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U2 - 10.3103/s8756699025700037
DO - 10.3103/s8756699025700037
M3 - Article
VL - 61
SP - 19
EP - 25
JO - Optoelectronics, Instrumentation and Data Processing
JF - Optoelectronics, Instrumentation and Data Processing
SN - 8756-6990
IS - 1
ER -
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