Title :
Picosecond pulse response of a travelling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier
Author :
Marshall, I.W. ; Spirit, D.M. ; O´Mahony, M.J.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The dynamic pulse response of a travelling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier has been investigated. Peak output powers greater than 100 mW, with a fibre-to-fibre gain of 10 dB, have been observed for narrow pulses (<50ps FWHM) at low repetition rates. The dynamic bandwidth of the amplifier has been shown to be at least 50 GHz.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; semiconductor junction lasers; 10 dB; 100 mW; 50 GHz; 50 ps; dynamic bandwidth; dynamic pulse response; fibre-to-fibre gain; narrow pulses; picosecond pulse response; travelling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870580
