Title :
Stable Gain-Guided Soliton Propagation in a Polarized Yb-Doped Mode-Locked Fiber Laser
Author :
Pedersen, M.E.V. ; Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Travers, J.C. ; Sun, Z. ; Hasan, T. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
fDate :
6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate gain-guided dissipative soliton operation of a linearly polarized Yb-doped fiber laser, mode-locked by carbon nanotubes. In the regime of low nonlinear phase shift per cavity roundtrip, a dissipative soliton pulse can be supported by the finite gain bandwidth, without the need for strong spectral selection. The gain-guiding dynamics are confirmed by simulations.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser stability; optical solitons; ytterbium; carbon nanotube; cavity roundtrip; finite gain bandwidth; gain guiding dynamics; linearly polarized fiber laser; low nonlinear phase shift; polarized mode-locked fiber laser; stable gain guided soliton propagation; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Correlation; Dispersion; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Solitons; Mode locking; fiber lasers; nanocomposites; nanotubes;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2202314
