title: Experimental evidence and theoretical modeling of two-photon absorption dynamics in the reduction of intensity noise of solid-state Er:Yb lasers.
abstract: A theoretical and experimental investigation of the intensity noise reduction induced by two-photon absorption in a Er,Yb:Glass laser is reported. The time response of the two-photon absorption mechanism is shown to play an important role on the behavior of the intensity noise spectrum of the laser. A model including an additional rate equation for the two-photon-absorption losses is developed and allows the experimental observations to be predicted.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Physique de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, France. abdelkrim.elamili@univ-rennes1.fr
authors.forename: Abdelkrim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Amili
authors.forename: Gaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kervella
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alouini
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017785:Photons; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio