Soliton-similariton switchable ultrafast fiber laser
Optics
2012-10-17 v1
Abstract
For the first time, we demonstrated alternative generation of dispersion-managed (DM) solitons or similaritons in an all-fiber Erbium-doped laser. DM solitons or similaritons can be chosen to emit at the same output port by controlling birefringence in the cavity. The pulse duration of 87-fs for DM solitons and 248-fs for similaritons have been observed. For proof of similaritons, we demonstrate that the spectral width depends exponentially on the pump power, consistent with theoretical studies. Besides, the phase profile measured by a frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG) is quadratic corresponding to linear chirp. In contrast, DM solitons show non-quadratic phase profile.
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@article{arxiv.1210.4272,
title = {Soliton-similariton switchable ultrafast fiber laser},
author = {Junsong Peng and Li Zhan and Pan Guo and Zhaochang Gu and Weiwen Zou and Shouyu Luo and Qishun Shen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.4272},
year = {2012}
}
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3 pages, 6igres