Effect of dark soliton on the spectral evolution of bright soliton in a silicon-on-insulator waveguide

The spectral evolution of bright soliton in a silicon-on-insulator optical waveguide is numerically simulated using the split-step Fourier method.The power and input chirp of the dark soliton and the second-order dispersion are varied to investigate the effect of dark soliton on the spectrum of bright soliton.The simulations prove that the dark soliton modifies the spectral shape of the bright soliton.Further,the variation in the power of dark soliton affects the splitting of bright soliton.Furthermore,the chirped dark soliton can improve the spectral width and flatness.The variation in the dispersion of dark soliton modifies the phase matching of the bright soliton and the dispersive wave emission,thereby affecting the spectral evolution.

Spectral evolution of NIR luminescence in a Yb^(3+)-doped photonic crystal fiber prepared by non-chemical vapor deposition

Silica-based yb3＋-doped glass is prepared by non-chemical vapor deposition. The drawn photonic crystal fiber （PCF） has a strong absorption at 976 nm and emission wavelength of approximately 1 037 nm. The intensity and spectral lineshape of the near infrared （NIR） luminescence of the Yb3＋-doped PCF are recorded and discussed in terms of excitation power, excitation wavelength, fiber length, and Yba＋ ion concentration. The emission intensifies as the excitation power and Yb3＋ ion concentration increase. The intensity of the shorter wavelength side of the luminescence spectrum decreases as the length of the PCF increases.