Soliton fiber ring laser

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Optics Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.17.000417· OSTI ID:7291199

Chen, C; Wai, P K.A.; Menyuk, C R ^[1]

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1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21228-5398 (United States)

A fiber ring laser that can produce nearly transform-limited soliton pulses is simulated. This laser has an erbium-doped optical-fiber amplifier and allows wavelength tuning through the interplay of fiber chromatic dispersion and the round-trip delay time of the laser. We show that a saturable absorber and a frequency limiter are required for the ring laser to self-start, i.e., to mode lock from initial noise and to operate stably. We also show that nonlinear polarization rotation with polarization selectivity inside the ring can act as a saturable absorber.

• DOE Contract Number: FG05-89ER14090
• OSTI ID: 7291199
• Journal Information: Optics Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (United States) Vol. 17:6; ISSN OPLED; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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