Pulsewidth-variable relaxation-free optical millimeter-wave generation from a semiconductor fiber ring laser

Author

Jhon, Young Min ; Choi, Kyoung Sun ; Byun, Young Tae ; Kim, Jae Hun ; Lee, Seok ; Seo, Dong Sun

Author_Institution

Photonics Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea

Volume

16

Issue

4

fYear

2004

fDate

4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1158

Lastpage

1160

Abstract

Optical pulses of 10-50-GHz repetition frequencies have been generated by rational harmonically mode locking a semiconductor fiber ring laser using cross-gain modulation by 10-GHz external double optical pulses. The output is pulsewidth-variable from 6.4 to 14 ps, wavelength-tunable from 1530 to 1560 nm, and remains relaxation-free even though the injected external optical pulses have large relaxation oscillation noise.

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser mode locking; millimetre wave generation; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 to 50 GHz; 1530 to 1560 nm; 6.4 to 14 ps; cross-gain modulation; harmonic mode locking; optical millimeter wave generation; optical pulse generation; pulsewidth variable; relaxation free; relaxation oscillation noise; semiconductor fiber ring laser; wavelength tuning; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.823736

Filename

1281903