Photonics Research, 2019, 7 (8): 08000853, Published Online: Jul. 17, 2019
Generation of wavelength-tunable and coherent dual-wavelength solitons in the C + L band by controlling the intracavity loss Download: 563次
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Fig. 1. (a) ASE transmission spectrum of the EDF; (b) varied intensity differences of the ASE transmission spectrum (VOA device) with the increase of the additional intracavity loss (labeled); inset, the original spectrum of the BBS.
Fig. 2. (a) Schematic diagram of SMF-NCF-GIMF-SMF structure; (b) nonlinear saturable absorption curve of the NCF-GIMF device; inset, the transmission spectrum of the NCF-GIMF device.
Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of the experimental setup. The red arrow represents the laser direction.
Fig. 4. Conventional mode-locked single soliton outputs. (a) Optical spectrum; (b) autocorrelation trace; (c) pulse train; (d) RF spectrum.
Fig. 6. (a)–(k) Tunable spectra of the mode-locking operation in the C + L band at different additional insertion losses.
Fig. 7. Evolution of relevant parameters during tuning process. (a) Corresponding central wavelengths at different intracavity losses; (b) pulse energy and average power after subtracting the CW light as functions of the tuning wavelength; (c) pulse width and 3-dB bandwidth as functions of the tuning wavelength.
Fig. 8. (a)–(e) Different spectra of dual wavelength; (a1)–(e1) corresponding autocorrelation traces; insets: wide-range autocorrelation trace diagram.
Table1. Detailed Characteristics of the Coherent Dual-Wavelength Solitons Corresponding to Fig. 8 a
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Tianyu Zhu, Zhaokun Wang, D. N. Wang, Fan Yang, Liujiang Li. Generation of wavelength-tunable and coherent dual-wavelength solitons in the C + L band by controlling the intracavity loss[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(8): 08000853.