Title :
Fiber integrated femtosecond soliton sources from CW noise
Author :
Kennedy, R.E. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll. London, London
Abstract :
We report on the development of simple, femtosecond soliton sources based on the propagation of CW noise through a highly nonlinear fiber. A method of wavelength extension to the visible is proposed.
Keywords :
light sources; optical noise; optical solitons; CW noise propagation; fiber integrated femtosecond soliton sources; nonlinear fiber; Autocorrelation; Band pass filters; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Shape; Solids; Solitons; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (060.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627725
