Title :
Sideband generation through perturbations to the average soliton model
Author :
Smith, Nicholas J. ; Blow, K.J. ; Andonovic, Ivan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fDate :
10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that the mechanism for sideband formation in erbium mode-locked soliton fiber lasers is a perturbation to the average nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE) allied to a phase matching criterion. Numerical simulations in agreement with the theoretical description are presented. While the problem has been formulated in terms of a linear, or ring cavity, the same underlying process will occur in figure of eight or other configurations. The theory is equally applicable to soliton transmission systems
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical solitons; ring lasers; Er mode locked soliton fibre lasers; average soliton model; figure of eight configuration; linear cavity; nonlinear Schrodinger equation; numerical simulations; perturbations; phase matching criterion; ring cavity; sideband formation; soliton transmission systems; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical propagation; Pulse amplifiers; Solitons;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
