Title :
Soliton dynamics in transmission through ultralong lasers
Author :
Ania-Castanón, Juan Diego ; Alcón-Camas, M. ; El-Taher, A.E. ; Wang, H. ; Harper, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Opt., CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
We have studied the dynamics and stability of solitonic pulses (including soliton interaction) across URFL transmission links, as well as the dependence of these dynamics on cavity design (length, symmetry, reflectivity) and input pulse characteristics. The first experimental demonstration of long-distance ldquotruerdquo soliton propagation through optical fibre. The results conclude that even relatively long links of the order of 50 km show excellent nonlinear resilience and are capable of providing virtually transparent transmission under a broad range of input pulse characteristics.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; URFL transmission links; cavity design; distance 50 km; nonlinear resilience; optical fibre propagation; soliton dynamics; solitonic pulses stability; ultralong fibre lasers; virtually transparent transmission; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Signal generators; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192916
