Abstract
The nonlinear process of cross-phase modulation combined with the linear transmission of a polarizer produces an effective ultrafast saturable absorber that is suitable for the passive mode-locking of rare-earth-doped fiber lasers.1-3 The spectral profile of the pulses produced by such lasers can lasers exhibit sidebands, which are associated with perturbations of the pulse as it propagates around the cavity.4 Inclusion of a suitable filter in the cavity of a laser can eliminate these sidebands.5
© 1995 Optical Society of America
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