Soliton-similariton switchable ultrafast fiber laser

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...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Peng, Junsong, Li, Zhan, Guo, Pan, Gu, Zhaochang, Zou, Weiwen, Luo, Shouyu, Shen, Qishun
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 16.10.2012
Subjects
Birefringence
Erbium
Fiber lasers
Pulse duration
Solitary waves
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2331-8422