ETUDE DE L'EFFET BRILLOUIN EN CAVITE LASER

This study serves to understand the origin of the instabilities observed experimentally in the high power double cladding fiber lasers. The irnplementation of a kinetic model which describes the spatiotemporal evolution of the intensity of a high power fiber laser in the presence of the scattering Brillouin was studied in the first part. The Fabry-Perot laser cavity was considered. It is established by two rnirrors what drives to the existence of two laser waves which propagate in opposite sense, as well as of two Stokes waves associated with the waves lasers. The presence of al1 these waves under the curve of gain requires the consideration of the saturation crossed between the waves laser and the waves Stokes. The most important original result of this study is that in the presence of the stimulated scattering Brillouin, the ytterbium doped fiber laser presents an auto-impulsive functioning in the case of a cavity to strong losses without any absorbent saturable. For the case of cavity with low losses the dynamics presents a continuous functioning whatever the rate of pumping. The f i e n c e of the stimulated scattering Brillouin in a laser cavity with low losses was studied numerically in the second part, by using the model of the coupled amplitudes and by taking into account the dynamics of the acoustic wave. Rich and complex dynamic are observed.Cette étude va servir à comprendre la source des instabilités observées expérimentalement dans les lasers à fibre de puissance. La première partie de ce travail est consacrée a la mise en oeuvre d'un modèle cinétique qui décrit l'évolution spatio-temporelle de l'intensité d'un laser de puissance à fibre dopée ytterbium en présence de la DBS. La cavité de ce laser est de type Fabry Pérot. Elle est constituée de deux miroirs ce qui conduit à l'existence de deux ondes laser (aller-retour) qui se propagent en sens contraire, ainsi que de deux ondes Stokes associées aux ondes laser. La présence de toutes ces ondes sous la courbe de gain nécessite la prise en compte de la saturation croisée entre les ondes laser et les ondes Stokes. Le résultat original le plus important de cette étude est qu'en présence de la diffusion Brillouin stimulée, le laser à fibre de puissance dopée ytterbium présente un fonctionnement auto-impulsionnel dans le cas d'une cavité à forte pertes sans aucun absorbant saturable. Pour le cas d'une bonne cavité où cavité à faibles pertes la dynamique présente un fonctionnement continu quel que soit le taux de pompage, ce qui est conforme aux observations expérimentales. Dans Ia deuxième partie nous avons étudié numériquement l'influence de la diffusion BriIlouin dans une cavité laser à faibles pertes, en utilisant le modèle des amplitudes couplées et en tenant compte de la dynamique de l'onde acoustique. Des fonctionnements dynamiques riches et complexes sont observés

L’instabilité Brillouin dans les lasers à fibre dopée de puissance.

International audienceWith the emergence of rare-earth doped fibers, and especially double-clad fibers, there is a renewed interest in Brillouin effect. First of all, the amplification of a continuous signal in a rare-earth doped fiber amplifier can generate high enough intensities to excite Brillouin effect and then to create a backscattered stokes wave. Such back-reflection is detrimental for amplifier applications and consequently it has been studied theoretically and experimentally. Recently, the low frequency self-pulsing instability resulting from Brillouin backscattering has been theoretically modelled [1]. Our main objective is to present a general model allowing to explain the origin of the dynamic instability arising in a fiber lasers as a consequence of Brillouin effect. The effect of Brillouin back scattering is theoretically analysed by two-coupled modes laser model. We consider the Fabry-Perot fiber laser cavity. The rich and complex dynamic behaviours are observed. In particular the quasi periodic dynamic is identified and studied.</p

L’instabilité Brillouin dans les lasers à fibre dopée de puissance.

International audienceWith the emergence of rare-earth doped fibers, and especially double-clad fibers, there is a renewed interest in Brillouin effect. First of all, the amplification of a continuous signal in a rare-earth doped fiber amplifier can generate high enough intensities to excite Brillouin effect and then to create a backscattered stokes wave. Such back-reflection is detrimental for amplifier applications and consequently it has been studied theoretically and experimentally. Recently, the low frequency self-pulsing instability resulting from Brillouin backscattering has been theoretically modelled [1]. Our main objective is to present a general model allowing to explain the origin of the dynamic instability arising in a fiber lasers as a consequence of Brillouin effect. The effect of Brillouin back scattering is theoretically analysed by two-coupled modes laser model. We consider the Fabry-Perot fiber laser cavity. The rich and complex dynamic behaviours are observed. In particular the quasi periodic dynamic is identified and studied.</p

Influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering on the dynamics of a self-pulsing fiber laser

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Influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering on the dynamics of a self-pulsing fiber laser

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Influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering on the dynamics of a self-pulsing fiber laser

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