title: Dynamics of a self-Q-switched fiber laser with a Rayleigh-stimulated Brillouin scattering ring mirror.
abstract: Backward light scattering can cause passive Q switching in fiber lasers. We propose a self-consistent description of the laser dynamics. Our model quantitatively reproduces the temporal structure of pulsation and is also attractive for analysis of laser stability and statistics. The validity of the model is directly verified in an experiment.
authors.affiliation: Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Service d'Electromagnétisme et de Télécommunications, 31 Boulevard Dolez, B-7000 Mons, Belgium. fotiadi@telecom.fpms.ac.be
authors.forename: Andrei A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Fotiadi
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mégret
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blondel