Instabilities in high power fiber lasers induced by stimulated Brillouin scattering

We investigate numerically different types of instabilities in a high loss Fabry–Perot laser cavity in presence of the stimulated Brillouin scattering. Our results reveal many interesting dynamical behaviors such as periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic

Brillouin instabilities in continuously pumped high power fiber lasers

The effect of Brillouin backscattering on the stability of a high power continuously pumped fiber laser is theoretically analyzed in the general framework of two-coupled modes laser model. It is demonstrated that, depending on the cavity losses, different type of instabilities can arise. Low loss cavity favours stable continuous regime in a large range of pumping rates while high loss configuration permits the emergence of different self-pulsing instabilities

Brillouin instabilities in high power fiber lasers

With 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

Molecular prevalence of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like bacteria in Tunisian domestic ruminant farms and their influencing risk factors

Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like bacteria are well known to infect several organisms and may cause a wide range of diseases, particularly in ruminants. To gain insight into the prevalence and diversity of these intracellular bacteria, we applied a pan-Chlamydiales real-time PCR to 1,134 veterinary samples taken from 130 Tunisian ruminant herds. The true adjusted animal population-level prevalence was 12.9% in cattle, against 8.7% in sheep. In addition, the true adjusted herd-level prevalence of Chlamydiae was 80% in cattle and 25.5% in sheep. Chlamydiales from three familylevel lineages were detected indicating a high biodiversity of Chlamydiales in ruminant herds. Our results showed that Parachlamydia acanthamoebae could be responsiblefor bovine and ovine chlamydiosis in central-eastern Tunisia. Multivariable logistic regression analysis at the animal population level indicated that strata and digestive disorders variables were the important risk factors of bovine and ovine chlamydiosis. However, origin and age variables were found to be associated withbovine and ovine chlamydiosis, respectively. At the herd level, risk factors for Chlamydia positivity were as follows: abortion and herd size for cattle against breeding system, cleaning frequency, quarantine, use of disinfectant and floor type for sheep. Paying attention to these risk factors will help improvement of control programs against this harmful zoonotic disease

Influence of higher-order stimulated Brillouin scattering on the occurrence of extreme events in self-pulsing fiber lasers

We investigate the dynamical behavior of a self-pulsing laser under the influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), a system which has previously been shown to favor extreme statistics. Using a laser model coupling a multi-Stokes Brillouin scattering process with the population inversion formalism for the gain and taking into account saturable absorption effects, we demonstrate that different statistical distribution types arise as the nonlinear interactions between the laser and higher-order SBS waves lead to the occurrence of high intensity short pulses. By taking into account up to five Stokes orders, we show that highly skewed statistics and pulses with extreme peak intensities can be obtained, allowing us to describe more accurately the experimental observations and to better apprehend the underlying physics.We also unexpectedly demonstrate that the acoustic noise does not affect the emergence of such extreme events

Brillouin scattering-induced rogue waves in self-pulsing fiber lasers

We report the experimental observation of extreme instabilities in a self-pulsing fiber laser under the influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). Specifically, we observe temporally localized structures with high intensities that can be referred to as rogue events through their statistical behaviour with highly-skewed intensity distributions. The emergence of these SBS-induced rogue waves is attributed to the interplay between laser operation and resonant Stokes orders. As this behaviour is not accounted for by existing models, we also present numerical simulations showing that such instabilities can be observed in chaotic laser operation. This study opens up new possibilities towards harnessing extreme events in highly-dissipative systems through adapted laser cavity configurations

Reassessment of pre-industrial fire emissions strongly affects anthropogenic aerosol forcing

Uncertainty in pre-industrial natural aerosol emissions is a major component of the overall uncertainty in the radiative forcing of climate. Improved characterisation of natural emissions and their radiative effects can therefore increase the accuracy of global climate model projections. Here we show that revised assumptions about pre-industrial fire activity result in significantly increased aerosol concentrations in the pre-industrial atmosphere. Revised global model simulations predict a 35% reduction in the calculated global mean cloud albedo forcing over the Industrial Era (1750–2000 CE) compared to estimates using emissions data from the Sixth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project. An estimated upper limit to pre-industrial fire emissions results in a much greater (91%) reduction in forcing. When compared to 26 other uncertain parameters or inputs in our model, pre-industrial fire emissions are by far the single largest source of uncertainty in pre-industrial aerosol concentrations, and hence in our understanding of the magnitude of the historical radiative forcing due to anthropogenic aerosol emissions

Improvements in the management of intermediate level radioactive liquid and solid waste at KFA Jülich

At Jülich solid and liquid wastes are mainly the result of scientific activities and of the operations of research reactors. The construction of an all-round shielded special cell (tunnel cell) was a substantial relief to avoid an excess of diffuse radiation. This cell enables us to store safely 28 pieces of 200-litre-drums, which are gliding an a slightly slanting slide-way to the outlet. With the described Installationwe shall remarkably improve the technical utilization of our storage building for intermediate level radioactive waste. It was also necessary to construct additional equipments for the removal of intermediate level radioactive liquid waste, since all our installations to treat these liquids do not have sufficient radiation shielding. This was the main point for our two years' studies of developing an all-round shielded pot drier. During our experiments we found out that the technical difficulties especially arise by strong encrustations andcontaminations of the off-gas system. The use of an efficient filter only lead us to better results. This filter is a main part of the pot. lt will be removed and discharged together with the pot by an one-way system