Soliton interaction in a fiber ring laser

Bin Zhao; Dingyuan Tang; Luming Zhao; Ping Shum; Hwa-Yaw Tam

doi:10.1117/12.570945

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10 January 2005 Soliton interaction in a fiber ring laser

Bin Zhao, Dingyuan Tang, Luming Zhao, Ping Shum, Hwa-Yaw Tam

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Proceedings Volume 5623, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.570945
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

We have experimentally investigated the soliton interaction in a passively mode-locked fiber soliton ring laser and revealed the existence of three types of strong soliton interaction: a global type of soliton interaction caused by the existence of unstable CW components; a long-range type of soliton interaction mediated through the radiative dispersive waves; and the direct soliton interaction. Based on the soliton interactions we found that the appearance of the various soliton operation modes observed in the passively mode locked fiber soliton lasers could be well explained. Numerical simulations have also confirmed the existence of these soliton interactions and their consequences.

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Bin Zhao, Dingyuan Tang, Luming Zhao, Ping Shum, and Hwa-Yaw Tam "Soliton interaction in a fiber ring laser", Proc. SPIE 5623, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices, (10 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.570945

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