Generation of picosecond soliton pulses with tunable repetition rate by modulational instability

Shumin Zhang; Fuyun Lu; Xinyong Dong; Xiufeng Yang; Xiaoqun Zhou; Yangdong Gong; Ping Shum; Chao Lu

doi:10.1117/12.667326

29 December 2005 Generation of picosecond soliton pulses with tunable repetition rate by modulational instability

Shumin Zhang, Fuyun Lu, Xinyong Dong, Xiufeng Yang, Xiaoqun Zhou, Yangdong Gong, Ping Shum, Chao Lu

Proceedings Volume 6028, ICO20: Lasers and Laser Technologies; 60281U (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667326
Event: ICO20:Optical Devices and Instruments, 2005, Changchun, China

Abstract

Picosecond soliton pulse train has been obtained from a passively mode locked erbium-doped ring fiber laser. The passive mode-locking mechanism that is at play in this laser relies on the modulational instability (MI) theory. By accurately adjusting the polarization setting of the circulating cavity light, the repetition rate can be tuned from 58 to 114GHz. Theoretical explanation is also given.

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Shumin Zhang, Fuyun Lu, Xinyong Dong, Xiufeng Yang, Xiaoqun Zhou, Yangdong Gong, Ping Shum, and Chao Lu "Generation of picosecond soliton pulses with tunable repetition rate by modulational instability", Proc. SPIE 6028, ICO20: Lasers and Laser Technologies, 60281U (29 December 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667326

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