title: Optical feedback effects in Nd-doped fiber lasers with broadband spectra.
abstract: A detailed experimental and theoretical investigation of optical feedback effects in Nd-doped fiber lasers is presented. Of particular interest is an output-intensity reduction attributed to the broadband nature of the laser spectrum combined with a mode-selection mechanism of the external Fabry-Perot cavity. The theoretical approach, based on a simple multimode rate-equation model, provides an excellent description of the experimental results.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chartier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meziane
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stephan
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: François