Affiliation:
1. Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, Fryazino Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
2. Moscow State University
Abstract
Within the balanced approximation of fiber lasers (FLs) considered as distributed systems, an improved mathematical model is constructed that describes the low-frequency dynamics of FLs with mirrors based on optomechanical micro-oscillators (MOs), taking into account the effect of spontaneous emission (SE) localized in the cladding modes of the active fiber (AF). The mechanisms of the effect of SE on the synchronous self-oscillations (SSOs) in the FL–MO laser system are revealed: additional inversion removal in the AF due to the finite path length of SE cladding mode photons in the FL active medium, violation of the condition for the internal resonance in the laser system, and perturbation of MO oscillations by photoinduced force caused by SE. By means of numerical simulation of SSOs in an erbium–ytterbium FL with an MO and experimental studies, the dependence of the SSO frequency on the geometric-optical parameters of the AF and the reflectivity of the AF–environment interface has been established, which can be used to improve the frequency stability of laser pulses in fiber sources of pulsed radiation and create a new class of resonant fiberoptic sensors.
Publisher
The Russian Academy of Sciences
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