Mechanism of intrinsic wavelength tuning and sideband asymmetry in a passively mode-locked soliton fiber ring laser

W. S. Man; Hwa Yaw Tam; M. S. Demokan; Ping Kong Alexander Wai; D. Y. Tang

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.17.000028

Mechanism of intrinsic wavelength tuning and sideband asymmetry in a passively mode-locked soliton fiber ring laser

W. S. Man, Hwa Yaw Tam, M. S. Demokan, Ping Kong Alexander Wai, D. Y. Tang

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Abstract

We have experimentally observed continuous-wavelength tuning in a passively mode-locked fiber ring laser. Depending on the polarization setting, two separated tuning ranges are observed. We show that the wavelength tuning is a result of the existence of birefringence in the laser cavity. We have also shown that the same mechanism is responsible for the power asymmetry of sidebands appearing in the soliton spectrum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	28-33
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.17.000028
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2000

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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