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Generation and control of solitons and soliton-like pulses in a femtosecond ring dye laser

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5200931

The generation of solitons and soliton-like pulses is controlled in a passively mode-locked dye laser by adjustment of group -velocity dispersion, self-phase modulation, and spectral filtering. Without spectral filtering, periodic pulse shaping reminiscent of higher-order solitons is observed. The pulses differ from the classic solitons because of additional shaping mechanisms. With spectral filtering, pulses are generated that can be described analytically as asymmetric N=2 solitons. The results indicate an effect analogous to the soliton self-frequency shift observed in optical fibers. The remarkable stability achieved allows for accurate characterization and control.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
OSTI ID:
5200931
Report Number(s):
AD-A-212261/2/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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