Additive pulse mode locking
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 6 (9) , 1736-1745
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.6.001736
Abstract
A new principle of mode locking is analyzed: additive pulse mode locking. It is shown to be operative in two-cavity soliton lasers, but it also permits mode locking with fibers in the positive dispersion regime. A simple model is developed that displays the pulse-shortening mechanism. Parameter ranges, within which this principle can be exploited, are given. Comparisons with experiments are made.Keywords
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