Title :
Self-starting sliding-frequency fibre soliton laser
Author :
Fontana, Flavio ; Franco, Paulo ; Midrio, Michele ; Romagnoli, M. ; Wabnitz, S.
Author_Institution :
Pirelli Cavi SpA, Milan
fDate :
2/17/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate self-starting soliton generation by inserting a travelling wave acousto-optic modulator and a bandpass filter in a diode-pumped erbium doped fibre ring laser. The continuous frequency sliding of the circulating light inhibits CW oscillation, and favours the emission of solitons that are stably trapped by the filter
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; erbium; fibre lasers; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical solitons; Er doped fibre ring laser; bandpass filter; diode-pumped laser; fibre soliton laser; sliding-frequency; soliton generation; travelling wave acousto-optic modulator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940198
