Title :
Three-wave Trapponic solitons for tunable high-repetition rate pulse train generation
Author :
Baronio, Fabio ; Conforti, Matteo ; Degasperis, Antonio ; Wabnitz, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. per I´´Autom., Univ. di Brescia, Brescia
Abstract :
We demonstrate that the mixing of a Zakharov-Manakov soliton with a quasi-continuous wave signal may lead to the generation of a soliton with variable speed (trappon). Trappons may provide a novel mechanism of cavity-less ultrashort tunable pulse train generation.
Keywords :
laser tuning; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; radiation pressure; Zakharov-Manakov soliton; cavity-less ultrashort pulse generation; quasicontinuous wave signal; three-wave trapponic solitons; tunable high-repetition rate pulse train generation; Frequency; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical variables control; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Signal generators; Solitons; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444387
