Title :
Nanosecond square pulse generation in normal dispersion fiber ring lasers
Author :
Zhao, L.M. ; Tang, D.Y. ; Cheng, T.H. ; Lu, C.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ.
Abstract :
We report on the generation of square pulses in a passively mode-locked fiber ring laser made of purely normal dispersive fibers. The generated square pulses have nanosecond-level pulse duration and no internal structure. The generation mechanism of the pulses is further elaborated
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; nanosecond square pulse generation; normal dispersion; passively mode-locked fiber ring laser; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse generation; Ring lasers; Solitons; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2006. 2006 IEEE Region 10 Conference
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0548-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0549-1
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2006.343875
