title: Starting dynamics of dissipative-soliton fiber laser.
abstract: We study the starting dynamics of an all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser experimentally and compare them to an existing stochastic model of starting from quantum noise. The laser reaches mode locking 10 to 100 times faster than a soliton laser with similar parameters. According to the model, the fast starting can be attributed to the large pulse energy in the normal-dispersion laser. We also report direct observations of starting from relaxation oscillations and discuss that process in light of the theory.
authors.affiliation: Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-Based Sciences and Education (CLASSE), Physics Department, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. hl344@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dimitre G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ouzounov
authors.forename: Frank W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light