title: Self-switching of optical pulses in dispersion-imbalanced nonlinear loop mirrors.
abstract: We report a novel nonlinear filter that transmits and shortens incident pulses while rejecting cw background as well as resonant continuum. A relative extinction of 22dB is reported for the cw background.
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namiki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Margalit
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Haus
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Ippen