Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser

We have modeled the additive-pulse modelocked (APM) laser with a set of four nonlinear difference equations, that describe the transit of optical pulses through the main cavity and through an external cavity containing a single-mode optical fiber. Simulating the system under several parameter variat...

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Main Authors: E. J. Mozdy, C. R. Pollock
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1998-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1026022698000089
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description We have modeled the additive-pulse modelocked (APM) laser with a set of four nonlinear difference equations, that describe the transit of optical pulses through the main cavity and through an external cavity containing a single-mode optical fiber. Simulating the system under several parameter variations, including fiber length, gain, and fiber coupling, we have observed period-doubling bifurcations into chaos. In addition, the model predicted large regimes of quasiperiodicity, and crisis transitions between different chaotic regions. We have used the method of nearest neighbors, Lyapunov exponents, and attractor reconstruction to characterize the chaotic regimes and the different types of bifurcations. We have included bandwidth-limiting and monitoring provisions to prevent non-physical solutions. To our knowledge, this is the first such characterization of chaos in the APM laser, as well as the first evidence of crisis behavior.
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spelling doaj-art-5df4dab014724153ab6450a7e64f03692025-08-20T02:06:03ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X1998-01-01229911010.1155/S1026022698000089Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laserE. J. Mozdy0C. R. Pollock1School of Electrical Engineering, Phillips Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USASchool of Electrical Engineering, Phillips Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USAWe have modeled the additive-pulse modelocked (APM) laser with a set of four nonlinear difference equations, that describe the transit of optical pulses through the main cavity and through an external cavity containing a single-mode optical fiber. Simulating the system under several parameter variations, including fiber length, gain, and fiber coupling, we have observed period-doubling bifurcations into chaos. In addition, the model predicted large regimes of quasiperiodicity, and crisis transitions between different chaotic regions. We have used the method of nearest neighbors, Lyapunov exponents, and attractor reconstruction to characterize the chaotic regimes and the different types of bifurcations. We have included bandwidth-limiting and monitoring provisions to prevent non-physical solutions. To our knowledge, this is the first such characterization of chaos in the APM laser, as well as the first evidence of crisis behavior.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1026022698000089ModelockedLaserModelChaosBifurcation.
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Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Modelocked
Laser
Model
Chaos
Bifurcation.
title Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser
title_full Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser
title_fullStr Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser
title_full_unstemmed Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser
title_short Nonlinear dynamics of the additive-pulse modelocked laser
title_sort nonlinear dynamics of the additive pulse modelocked laser
topic Modelocked
Laser
Model
Chaos
Bifurcation.
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