Title :
Coexistence and competition between different soliton shaping mechanisms in a laser
Author :
Tang, D.Y. ; Zhao, L.M. ; Xie, G.Q. ; Qian, L.J.
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
There exist two distinctive soliton shaping mechanisms in the mode-locked fiber lasers. Depending on the laser operation, either of them could dominate the pulse shaping in a laser when cavity dispersion is near zero.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical pulse shaping; solitons; cavity dispersion; mode-locked fiber lasers; soliton shaping mechanisms; Equations; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical saturation; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452854