Observation of modulation instability in a fibre soliton laser

D. Y. Tang; P. D. Drummond; W. S. Man; H. Y. Tam; M. S. Demokan

doi:10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811498

Observation of modulation instability in a fibre soliton laser

D. Y. Tang, P. D. Drummond, W. S. Man, H. Y. Tam, M. S. Demokan

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

Modulation instability is the well-known tendency in anomalous dispersion fibres for small variations in an almost constant power level to grow exponentially. For an erbium doped fibre soliton laser, although it operates in the anomalous dispersion regime of the fibre used and a strong internal gain exits in it, because a soliton pulse is inherently stable against modulation instability, normally no modulation instability can be observed. In this paper we report on an experimental observation of modulation instability in a passively mode-locked fibre soliton ring laser. We show that due to modulation instability, dispersive waves of the laser can become unstable and consequently result in the generation of new spectral components in the soliton spectrum.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	417-418
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	0780356616, 9780780356610
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811498
Publication status	Published - 1999
Event	1999 Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 30 Aug 1999 → 3 Sept 1999

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Name	CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Volume	2

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Conference	1999 Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	Seoul
Period	30/08/99 → 3/09/99

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Computer Networks and Communications
General Physics and Astronomy

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Tang, D. Y., Drummond, P. D., Man, W. S., Tam, H. Y., & Demokan, M. S. (1999). Observation of modulation instability in a fibre soliton laser. In CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (pp. 417-418). Article 811498 (CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics; Vol. 2). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811498

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Tang, DY, Drummond, PD, Man, WS, Tam, HY & Demokan, MS 1999, Observation of modulation instability in a fibre soliton laser. in CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics., 811498, CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, vol. 2, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 417-418, 1999 Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 30/08/99. https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811498

Observation of modulation instability in a fibre soliton laser. / Tang, D. Y.; Drummond, P. D.; Man, W. S. et al.
CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 1999. p. 417-418 811498 (CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999 - Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics; Vol. 2).

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