Abstract

A novel method of all-optical active mode locking which relies on the nonlinear process of crossphase modulation is described. Mode locking is achieved by using a stream of optical pulses propagating along a length of optical fibre to provide a periodic phase perturbation of the laser cavity. The technique is demonstrated using an erbium-doped fibre ring laser.

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