Vector solitons in a laser passively mode-locked by single-wall carbon nanotubes

被引：35

作者：

Wong, Jia Haur ^{[1
]}

Wu, Kan ^{[1
]}

Liu, Huan Huan ^{[1
]}

Ouyang, Chunmei ^{[1
]}

Wang, Honghai ^{[1
]}

Aditya, Sheel ^{[1
]}

Shum, Ping ^{[1
]}

Fu, Songnian ^{[1
]}

Kelleher, E. J. R. ^{[2
]}

Chernov, A. ^{[3
]}

Obraztsova, E. D. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Network Technol Res Ctr, Singapore 637553, Singapore

[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Phys, Femtosecond Opt Grp, London SW7 2AZ, England

[3] Russian Acad Sci, AM Prokhorov Gen Phys Inst, Moscow 119333, Russia

来源：

OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2011年 / 284卷 / 07期

关键词：

Single-wall carbon nanotubes; Polarization rotation locking; Vector solitons; Period-doubling; Timing jitter; FIBER RING LASER; OPTICAL-FIBERS; TRANSMISSION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.optcom.2010.12.048

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Polarization Rotation Locked Vector Solitons (PRLVSs) are experimentally observed for the first time in a fiber ring laser passively mode-locked by a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) saturable absorber. Period-doubling of these solitons at certain birefringence values has also been observed. We show that fine adjustment to the intracavity birefringence can swing the PRLVSs from period-doubled to period-one state without simultaneous reduction in the pump strength. The timing jitter for both states has also been measured experimentally and discussed analytically using the theoretical framework provided by the Haus model. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：2007 / 2011

页数：5

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