Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate the use of a dispersion decreasing fiber (DDF) based nonlinear optical loop mirror for the generation of 10 GHz, wavelength tunable soliton-like pulses. 12 ps Gaussian pulses from an EAM followed by 125 m of DCF are compressed into 3 ps pedestal-free pulses using both high-order soliton compression and nonlinear switching effects within an 8.5 km DDF based loop mirror. Wavelength tuning of the compressed pulses over a ∼ 15 nm bandwidth is also demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 255-257 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series |
Volume | 95 B |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | Optical Fiber Communucation Conference (OFC), Postconference Digest - Washington, DC, United States Duration: 26 Feb 2004 → 27 Feb 2004 |