Numerical study of the polarization proprieties in a ring cavity with total polarization control

Authors

  • L. A. Rodriguez Morales Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica Óptica y Electrónica
  • I. Armas-Rivera Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica Óptica y Electrónica
  • M. Durán-Sánchez Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica Óptica y Electrónica
  • B. Ibarra-Escamilla Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica Óptica y Electrónica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31349/SuplRevMexFis.2.1.37

Keywords:

Mode-loked lasers, solitons, fiber lasers, NPR,

Abstract

We report the numerical study of the polarization properties of a net anomalous dispersion ring cavity with total polarization control. As a mode locker, we use the nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) method. The initial ellipticity and azimuth were fixed to 13° and 0°, respectively. The simulations, made by the split-step Fourier method, show changes in polarization with respect to initial conditions, after the mode-lock process such as previously reported in the literature. It was found that polarization changes are caused by non-linear birefringence. The pulsed laser produces solitonic pulses with 0.4 ps FWHM and 240 W peak power.

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2021-03-31

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Morales LAR, Armas-Rivera I, Durán-Sánchez M, Ibarra-Escamilla B. Numerical study of the polarization proprieties in a ring cavity with total polarization control. Supl. Rev. Mex. Fis. [Internet]. 2021 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];2(1 Jan-Mar):37-42. Available from: https://rmf.smf.mx/ojs/index.php/rmf-s/article/view/5564

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Vol. 2 No. 1 Jan-Mar (2021): Suplemento de la Revista Mexicana de Física. Física de fibras ópticas en México, en memoria del Dr. Evgeny A. Kuzin

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05 FÍSICA DE FIBRAS ÓPTICAS EN MÉXICO, EN MEMORIA DEL DR. EVGENY A. KUZIN

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