Title :
Analysis of Self-Pulsating Sources Based on Regenerative SPM: Ignition, Pulse Characteristics and Stability
Author :
North, Thibault ; Rochette, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We provide design guidelines and resulting outputs of a self-pulsating source based on regenerative self-phase modulation and offset band-pass filtering. We assess the conditions for self-pulsation and discuss the output pulse properties under the influence of spectral separation between the filters and their bandwidth. We also examine the source behavior when the central wavelength of the bandpass filters are subject to increasing spectral separation in the pulse-buffering regime. The results emphasize the role of chromatic dispersion for the reduction of amplitude and timing jitter.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; optical design techniques; optical dispersion; optical filters; self-phase modulation; timing jitter; amplitude reduction; chromatic dispersion; design guidelines; ignition; offset band-pass filtering; output pulse properties; pulse characteristics; pulse stability; pulse-buffering regime; regenerative SPM; regenerative self-phase modulation; self-pulsating source analysis; spectral separation; timing jitter; Band-pass filters; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Chromatic dispersion; Gain; Noise; Numerical models; Laser resonator; nonlinear optics; optical pulse regeneration; self-phase modulation (SPM); self-pulsating source;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2013.2286331
