TY - JOUR
TI - Delay differential equations enriched with nonlinear gain compression for passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers
AU - Simos, C.
AU - Simos, I.
AU - Georgiou, G.
JO - Optical and Quantum Electronics
PY - 2021
VL - 53
TODO - 1
SP - null
PB - Springer-Verlag
SN - 0306-8919
TODO - 10.1007/s11082-020-02688-9
TODO - Differential equations;  Fabry-Perot interferometers;  Mode-locked fiber lasers;  Passive mode locking;  Semiconductor lasers;  Ultrafast lasers, Delay differential equations;  Fabry-Perot cavity;  Gain/absorption;  Nonlinear gains;  Original model;  Passively mode-locked;  Short pulse generation;  Travelling waves, Nonlinear equations
TODO - Non-linear gain compression is well-known to play an important role in the dynamics of short-pulse generation and propagation in semiconductor lasers. Here, a previously reported delay differential equation model for passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers is enhanced with nonlinear gain compression terms in gain and absorber sections. We report the modified model equations and show the impact in gain/absorption dynamics with respect to the original model. In addition, we perform an extended comparison between the enriched delay differential equation model applied on a ring cavity and a travelling wave model applied on an equivalent Fabry-Perot cavity, highlighting the limits of quantitative and qualitative agreement between the two approaches. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC part of Springer Nature.
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