Wavelength-tunable soliton generation in the 1400 -1600 nm region using an Yb fiber laser

Reference:

Fermann, M. E., Stock, M. L., Harter, D., Birks, T., Wadsworth, W. J. and Russell, P. S. J., 2001. Wavelength-tunable soliton generation in the 1400 -1600 nm region using an Yb fiber laser. In: Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001, 2001-01-01.

Abstract

Soliton pulses tunable in the 1400 - 1600 nm region are generated in standard telecom fiber seeded with a continuum produced in a fiber taper using an Yb fiber laser. Here we demonstrate supercontinuum generation in the 500 nm - 1600 nm wavelength region using a compact ultrafast Yb fiber laser as a systems-compatible pump source for the first time. Moreover, by injecting the supercontinuum into a length of standard telecommunications fiber, we can induce Raman-soliton generation to produce near bandwidth-limited pulses tunable in the 1400 - 1600 nm wavelength region. The required pulse energy for supercontinuum and Raman-soliton generation is only of the order of 1 nJ, which demonstrates that this technique is compatible with fiber sources operating at GHz repetition rates.

Details

Item Type	Conference or Workshop Items (Paper)
Creators	Fermann, M. E., Stock, M. L., Harter, D., Birks, T., Wadsworth, W. J. and Russell, P. S. J.
Uncontrolled Keywords	pulse energy, optical pulse generation, systems-compatible pump source, 500 to 1600 nm, standard telecommunications fiber, optical solitons, raman-soliton generation, fibre lasers, laser transitions, yb fiber laser, supercontinuum generation, ghz repetition rates, wavelength-tunable soliton generation, fiber taper, ytterbium, 1 nj, optical fibre communication, 1400 to 1600 nm, standard telecom fiber, bandwidth-limited pulses
Departments	Faculty of Science > Physics
Refereed	No
Status	Published
ID Code	9263

Find a copy

Export

Actions (login required)

View Item

Research