abstract

• We investigated numerically the transmission of a set of solitons through a nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) and found that under some conditions a single soliton can be extracted. We analyzed the evolution of relatively long (20-50 ps) and no very strong (10 W) pulses. The results show that the input pulse duration and the amplification of the solitons resulting from pulse breakup play important role to extract the highest quality pulse. The transmitted pulses correspond to fundamental solitons with subpicosecond durations. We believe that the proposed method can be useful for the study of nonlinear phenomena in optical fibers. © 2009 SPIE.

authors

• Bello Jimenez Miguel Ángel
• Durán-Sánchez M.
• Flores-Rosas A.
• Haus J.W.
• Ibarra-Escamilla B.
• Kuzin E.A.
• Pottiez O.

publication date

• 2009-01-01

published in

• Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering  Proceedings

keywords

• Fiber-optic instruments; Nonlinear fiber optics; Nonlinear optics devices Fundamental solitons; Input pulse; Non-linear phenomena; Nonlinear fiber optics; Nonlinear optical loop mirror; Nonlinear optics devices; Pulse break-up; Single soliton; Subpicosecond; Transmitted pulse; Amplification; Fiber optics; Fibers; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical switches; Optoelectronic devices; Solitons

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1117/12.808346

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volume

• 7197