Intrinsic amplitude-noise suppression in fiber lasers mode-locked with nonlinear amplifying loop mirrors
Intrinsic amplitude-noise suppression in fiber lasers mode-locked with nonlinear amplifying loop mirrors
In this Letter, we investigate steady states of fiber lasers mode-locked with a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror that have an inherent amplitude-noise-suppression mechanism. Due to the interaction of the sinusoidal transmission function with the fluctuating intracavity pulse amplitude, we show that under specific preconditions, this mechanism may lead to a …