Title :
Optical control of rational harmonic mode-locking in a fiber laser for bright and dark pulse generation
Author :
Tang, W.W. ; Shu, C. ; Lee, K.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
Rational harmonic mode-locking is first demonstrated in an erbium-doped fiber laser using an all-optical approach. The setup provides a means for the conversion of wavelength, as well as the conversion between bright and dark pulses.
Keywords :
erbium; laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; optical cables; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; bright pulse generation; dark pulse generation; erbium-doped fiber laser; fiber laser; nonlinear optical loop mirrors; optical control; rational harmonic mode-locking; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Optical control; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
