Title :
Dissipative dispersion-managed solitons in mode-locked fibre lasers
Author :
Bale, Brandon G. ; Boscolo, Sonia ; Turitsyn, Sergei K.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
We extend theory of dispersion-managed solitons to dissipative systems with a focus on mode-locked fibre lasers. Dissipative structures exist at high map strengths, and different pulse evolutions are observed depending on the net cavity dispersion.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibres; optical solitons; dissipative dispersion managed soliton; dissipative structure; mode locked fibre lasers; Delta modulation; Equations; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fiber theory; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1