Title :
Harmonic mode-locking using regenerative phase modulation
Author :
Margalit, M. ; Yu, C.X. ; Namiki, S. ; Ippen, E.P. ; Haus, H.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this letter, we report stable operation of a 1-GHz passively modelocked fiber laser synchronized by regenerative phase modulation. The minimum pulsewidth obtained was 600 fs and the laser amplitude noise was typical of low-noise passively mode-locked fiber lasers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser stability; optical modulation; phase modulation; 1 GHz; 600 fs; GHz passively modelocked fiber laser synchronisation; harmonic mode-locking; laser amplitude noise; low-noise passively mode-locked fiber lasers; minimum pulsewidth; regenerative phase modulation; stable operation; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
