Soliton mode locking by nonlinear Faraday rotation
Journal Article
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· Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics
- Laboratoire d`Optique Quantique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex (France)
We propose nonlinear Faraday rotation as a mechanism for achieving stable polarization mode locking of a soliton laser. We analyze by perturbation theory and beam-propagation simulations the interplay between bandwidth-limited gain, gain dichroism, and linear and nonlinear Faraday rotation. {copyright} {ital 1996 Optical Society of America.}
- OSTI ID:
- 388210
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part B: Optical Physics Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 13; ISSN JOBPDE; ISSN 0740-3224
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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