Fiber laserA fiber laser (or fibre laser in Commonwealth English) is a laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth elements such as erbium, ytterbium, neodymium, dysprosium, praseodymium, thulium and holmium. They are related to doped fiber amplifiers, which provide light amplification without lasing. Fiber nonlinearities, such as stimulated Raman scattering or four-wave mixing can also provide gain and thus serve as gain media for a fiber laser.
Multi-mode optical fiberMulti-mode optical fiber is a type of optical fiber mostly used for communication over short distances, such as within a building or on a campus. Multi-mode links can be used for data rates up to 100 Gbit/s. Multi-mode fiber has a fairly large core diameter that enables multiple light modes to be propagated and limits the maximum length of a transmission link because of modal dispersion. The standard G.651.1 defines the most widely used forms of multi-mode optical fiber.
Transverse modeA transverse mode of electromagnetic radiation is a particular electromagnetic field pattern of the radiation in the plane perpendicular (i.e., transverse) to the radiation's propagation direction. Transverse modes occur in radio waves and microwaves confined to a waveguide, and also in light waves in an optical fiber and in a laser's optical resonator. Transverse modes occur because of boundary conditions imposed on the wave by the waveguide.
Laserthumb|250px|Lasers rouges (660 & ), verts (532 & ) et bleus (445 & ). thumb|250px|Rayon laser à travers un dispositif optique. thumb|250px|Démonstration de laser hélium-néon au laboratoire Kastler-Brossel à l'Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie. Un laser (acronyme issu de l'anglais light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation qui signifie « amplification de la lumière par émission stimulée de radiation ») est un système photonique.
Blocage de modeLe blocage de mode ou verrouillage de mode désigne une technique de synchronisation de la phase des modes laser destinée à produire de courtes et intenses impulsions lumineuses. Le blocage de mode est réalisé à l'aide de différents éléments optiques : colorant à absorbant saturable, modulateur acousto-optique, cellule de Pockels... La principale application du blocage de mode est la réalisation de laser femtoseconde. Les premiers lasers à colorant délivrant de courtes impulsions sont apparus dans les années 1970, mais les impulsions qu'ils délivrent ne sont pas suffisamment stables .
Fiber-optic communicationFiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of infrared or visible light through an optical fiber. The light is a form of carrier wave that is modulated to carry information. Fiber is preferred over electrical cabling when high bandwidth, long distance, or immunity to electromagnetic interference is required. This type of communication can transmit voice, video, and telemetry through local area networks or across long distances.
Double-clad fiberDouble-clad fiber (DCF) is a class of optical fiber with a structure consisting of three layers of optical material instead of the usual two. The inner-most layer is called the core. It is surrounded by the inner cladding, which is surrounded by the outer cladding. The three layers are made of materials with different refractive indices. There are two different kinds of double-clad fibers. The first was developed early in optical fiber history with the purpose of engineering the dispersion of optical fibers.
Nonlinear systemIn mathematics and science, a nonlinear system (or a non-linear system) is a system in which the change of the output is not proportional to the change of the input. Nonlinear problems are of interest to engineers, biologists, physicists, mathematicians, and many other scientists since most systems are inherently nonlinear in nature. Nonlinear dynamical systems, describing changes in variables over time, may appear chaotic, unpredictable, or counterintuitive, contrasting with much simpler linear systems.
Fibre optiqueUne fibre optique est un fil dont l’âme, très fine et faite de verre ou de plastique, a la propriété de conduire la lumière et sert pour la fibroscopie, l'éclairage ou la transmission de données numériques. Elle offre un débit d'information nettement supérieur à celui des câbles coaxiaux et peut servir de support à un réseau « large bande » par lequel transitent aussi bien la télévision, le téléphone, la visioconférence ou les données informatiques.
Fibre à réseau de BraggUne fibre à réseau de Bragg (FBG, fiber Bragg grating en anglais) est un type de réseau de Bragg inscrit dans un court segment de fibre optique, qui réfléchit des longueurs d'onde particulières de la lumière et transmet toutes les autres. Cette fonction est réalisée en créant une variation périodique de l'indice de réfraction du cœur de la fibre, qui génère un miroir diélectrique spécifique à une longueur d'onde donnée.