Locking of self-oscillation frequency by pump modulation in an erbium-doped fiber laser

Frequency locking of self-oscillations in a diode-pumped erbium-doped fiber laser by external modulation of the diode current is studied experimentally, The coexistence of locking and unlocking regimes is detected. The condition for onset of the bistability and dependences of the frequency detuning on the modulation frequency and amplitude are established. Transitions to torus-chaos are also demonstrated. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.