title: Effect of Kerr and resonant nonlinearities on phase locking of a multistable fiber amplifier array.
abstract: An analysis is presented, based on a rigorous solution of the propagation equations, of an array of saturable fiber amplifiers with scatter in length that is subject to global feedback. Passively phase-locked states exhibiting multistability due to resonant or Kerr nonlinearity are predicted in respectively low and high regimes of optical feedback.
authors.forename: Erik J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bochove
authors.forename: Mohammad R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zunoubi
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Corcoran