Title :
Operation of a nonlinear loop mirror in a laser cavity
Author :
Duling, I.N., III ; Chen, C.-J. ; Wai, P.K.A. ; Menyuk, C.R.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
1/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A nonlinear loop mirror can be used as a solid state saturable loss element. The transmission characteristics of the different embodiments of this mirror are shown to change significantly when it is used in the soliton-forming wavelength range. The implications for its use in a laser cavity are discussed
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; mirrors; optical fibres; optical losses; optical saturable absorption; optical solitons; optical switches; fiber amplifier; laser cavity; nonlinear loop mirror; solid state saturable loss element; soliton-forming wavelength range; transmission characteristics; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Power lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
