DocumentCode
338626
Title
10 GHz mode-locked ring laser with external optical modulation of a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author
Papakyriakopoulos, T. ; Hatziefremidis, A. ; Houbavlis, T. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
4
Abstract
We present a novel technique for short pulse generation, based on the externally induced fast saturation of a semiconductor optical amplifier. We demonstrate a 11-ps, 10-GHz fiber ring laser source.
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical saturation; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 GHz; 11 ps; external optical modulation; fiber ring laser; mode locking; saturation; semiconductor optical amplifier; short pulse generation; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-582-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.767775
Filename
767775
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