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Theory of passively mode-locked lasers including self-phase modulation and group-velocity dispersion

Journal Article · · Opt. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.9.000156· OSTI ID:7048891

Closed-form analytical solutions are obtained for a passively mode-locked laser for the case in which self-phase modulation and group-velocity dispersion, in addition to the more conventional mechanisms of saturable absorptin and gain, shape the laser pulses. Provided that the self-phase modulation and group-velocity dispersion are related in a manner similar to that which causes soliton formation in optical fibers, this additional pulse shaping can reduce the pulse duration below the limit otherwise set by the laser bandwidth.

Research Organization:
AT and T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
OSTI ID:
7048891
Journal Information:
Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 9:5; ISSN OPLED
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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