Significant modification of femtosecond soliton interaction in gain medium by small subpulses

K. Kurokawa, H. Kubota, M. Nakazawa

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Abstract

Fluctuations in soliton amplitude cause significant changes in femtosecond soliton-soliton interaction as a result of the soliton self-frequency shift. It is shown that a small subpulse which is coherently added to or subtracted from a soliton pulse greatly modifies the soliton-soliton interaction in a distributed erbium-doped fibre amplifier. This effect is significantly enhanced by the optical gain.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2334-2336
Number of pages3
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume28
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1992 Dec
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Optical transmission
  • Soliton transmission

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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