Title :
Generation of interacting pulse pairs in passively mode-locked fiber lasers
Author :
Akhmediev, Nail ; Soto-Crespo, J.M. ; Grelu, Ph ; Belhache, F.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We study the formation of pairs of solitons in passively mode locked fiber lasers. We have found that when two solitons constitutes a stable pair, their phase difference is close to π/2 while their allowed distances take a discrete set of values.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; interacting pulse pairs generation; passively mode-locked fiber lasers; solitons formation; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274715
