DocumentCode
2274734
Title
260-GHz soliton train modulational instability laser in highly nonlinear fiber
Author
de Matos, C.J.S. ; Chestnut, D.A. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll. of Sci., London, UK
fYear
2002
fDate
24-24 May 2002
Firstpage
566
Abstract
Summary from only given. We present a self-induced modulational instability (MI) ring laser based on highly nonlinear dispersion shifted fibre (HNL-DSF) and an EDFA that produces a CW 260-GHz soliton train. Pulses exist in the average soliton regime since, for example, in the HNL-DSF, where self phase modulation (SPM) is dominant, the dispersion is normal.
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser stability; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; ring lasers; self-phase modulation; 260 GHz; CW GHz soliton train generation; GHz soliton train modulational instability laser; highly nonlinear fiber; nonlinear dispersion shifted fibre; self phase modulation; self-induced modulational instability ring laser; Absorption; Diodes; Electrons; Feedback; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Pulse modulation; Pump lasers; Solitons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-706-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034332
Filename
1034332
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