Title :
Generation of arbitrary optical waveforms by Fourier synthesis using three continuous-wave semiconductor lasers
Author :
Hyodo, M. ; Abedin, K.S. ; Onodera, N.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Kobe, Japan
fDate :
2/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Arbitrary optical waveforms have been successfully generated by Fourier synthesis using three independent continuous-wave semiconductor lasers. The lasers were phase-locked to each other using a nonlinear phase-locking scheme. By controlling their amplitude and phase, triangular and trapezoidal waveforms as well as ordinary pulses have been generated
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; 9.4 GHz; Fourier synthesis; amplitude; arbitrary optical waveforms; continuous-wave semiconductor lasers; nonlinear phase-locking scheme; ordinary pulses; phase; phase-locked lasers; pulse generation; trapezoidal waveforms; triangular waveforms;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000212
