Title :
Erbium fibre soliton laser
Author :
Smith, K. ; Armitage, J.R. ; Wyatt, R. ; Doran, N.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
7/19/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Soliton pulses of 2-3.5 ps duration have been generated at 1.56 mu m from a mode-locked erbium-doped fibre laser. The shortest pulses recorded (1.2 ps in duration) were generated in conjunction with a low level pedestal component.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre optics; high-speed optical techniques; solid lasers; solitons; 1.2 ps; 1.56 micron; 2 to 3.5 ps; mode-locked fibre laser; pulse duration;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900744
