Interacting Solitons in an Erbium Fibre Laser,

Abstract

Erbium doped fibres have become an important source and amplifier of ultra-short pulses in the 1.5 micron region where soliton effects have important implications for long distance transmission of optical data. We report on the observation of multiple soliton interactions in a mode-locked erbium fibre laser. Complex interactions including repulsive and attractive forces have been observed over temporal separations of the order of 250ns , resulting in complex pulse-trains.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADP007544

Entities

People

  • A. I. Ferguson
  • N. Langford
  • R. P. Davey

Organizations

  • University of Strathclyde

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Observation
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • United Kingdom
  • Wave Phenomena

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy