Spatiotemporal mode-locking in multimode fiber lasers
Abstract
The development of lasers and the quality of the output light has been crucially dependent on understanding and being able to control the process occurring within the laser-generating cavity. In a real laser cavity, there are both longitudinal and transverse modes; for the highest-quality lasers, reducing the effects of the latter has been standard practice. However, using a graded index fiber cavity, Wright et al. demonstrate that the longitudinal and transverse modes can be locked to provide an output of complex coherent light. Harnessing, rather than filtering out, the transverse modes could produce a valuable and flexible light source applicable across a broad range of disciplines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 06, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aao0831
Entities
People
- Demetrios N. Christodoulides
- Frank W Wise
- Logan G Wright
Organizations
- Cornell University
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Central Florida