Soliton self-frequency shift in highly nonlinear fiber with extension by external Raman pumping

Opt Lett. 2003 Dec 15;28(24):2512-4. doi: 10.1364/ol.28.002512.

Abstract

A completely fiber-integrated, wavelength-tunable subpicosecond pulse source is demonstrated using the soliton self-frequency shift in highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber from a 1.56-microm 10-GHz 400-fs signal. Solitons as short as 100 fs are obtained at tunable wavelengths as high as 1.72 microm. Raman gain from an external pump is used to extend the soliton self-frequency shift to longer wavelengths.