Title :
Characterization of eigenpulses in a self-pulsating regenerative fiber cavity
Author :
Sun, Kai ; Rochette, Martin ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC
Abstract :
We investigate how the temporal profile and peak power of the output eigenpulses from a self-pulsating regenerative fiber cavity can be controlled. We also demonstrate the generation of femtosecond pulses from this source.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; optical fibre testing; optical pulse generation; eigenpulses; femtosecond pulse generation; optical regenerators; regenerative fiber cavity; self-pulsating fiber cavity; temporal profile; Band pass filters; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688549
