Title :
Polarisation-stable operation of modulation-instability laser using non-polarisation-maintaining fibres
Author :
Takushima, Y. ; Kikuchi, K.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univ., Japan
fDate :
6/25/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose a novel configuration of modulation-instability laser which can realise polarisation-stable operation without using polarisation-maintaining fibres. Polarisation-stable pulse trains with a repetition rate of 98.8 GHz are obtained
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser stability; modulational instability; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; fibre laser; modulation-instability laser; non-polarisation-maintaining fibres; polarisation-stable operation; polarisation-stable pulse trains; repetition rate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980954
