Title :
Wavelength-tunable 40 GHz pulse-train generation using 10 GHz gain-switched Fabry-Perot laser and semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Mak, M.W.K. ; Tsang, H.K. ; Liu, H.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
fDate :
8/31/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple novel method is described for generating a wavelength-tunable 40 GHz pulse-train from a fibre ring laser with a semiconductor laser amplifier using 10 GHz electronics and optical repetition-rate multiplication. The 40 GHz pulses can be tuned over a 20 nm range with a pulsewidth of ~8 ps
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser tuning; optical pulse generation; optical transmitters; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 GHz; 40 GHz; 8 ps; GHz electronics; GHz gain-switched Fabry-Perot laser; fibre ring laser; optical repetition-rate multiplication; pulsewidth; semiconductor laser amplifier; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength-tunable GHz optical pulse-train generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001121
