Generation and control of solitons and solitonlike pulses in a femtosecond ring dye laser
Journal Article
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· Opt. Lett.; (United States)
We control the generation of solitons and solitonlike pulses 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 Laboratory for Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 0854
- OSTI ID:
- 6179320
- Journal Information:
- Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 14:9; ISSN OPLED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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