title: Subpicosecond solitons in an actively mode-locked fiber laser.
abstract: Experimental results are presented for a study of the stability regime of an actively mode-locked polarizationmaintaining fiber ring laser used as a memory. Observations indicate that the pulse widths in the memory can be reduced (by soliton effects) by a factor of approximately 4.4 below the pulse widths predicted by standard active mode-locking theory. Stability regions for the solitons are mapped and compared with theoretical predictions.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Haus
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Ippen