Self-sustained modelocking using induced nonlinear birefringence in optical fibres

Langridge, PE; Mcdonald, GS; Firth, WJ; Wabnitz, S

Abstract

A numerical study of self-sustained mode locking due to optically induced nonlinear birefringence is presented. The model incorporates a polarizer, a gain medium, a half-wave plate and a single-mode passive fibre in a ring cavity configuration. The mechanism exploits polarization instability in optical fibre with a weak, linear, intrinsic birefringence

Citation

Langridge, P., Mcdonald, G., Firth, W., & Wabnitz, S. (1993). Self-sustained modelocking using induced nonlinear birefringence in optical fibres. Optics Communications, 97(3-4), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018%2893%2990136-S

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 15, 1993
• Deposit Date: Oct 14, 2011
• Journal: Optics Communications
• Print ISSN: 0030-4018
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 97
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 178-182
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018%2893%2990136-S
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(93)90136-S