Title :
Generation of ultrahigh-speed tunable-rate optical pulses using strongly gain-coupled dual-wavelength DFB laser diodes
Author :
Hui, R. ; Zhu, B. ; Demarest, K. ; Allen, C. ; Hong, Jin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel and simple method to generate a variable-rate, ultrahigh-speed optical pulse train is demonstrated using a dual-wavelength, strongly gain-coupled distributed-feedback laser diode. The repetition rate of the optical pulse train is continuously tunable from 25 to 80 GHz and no high-speed electronics are required in this method.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser tuning; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; 25 to 80 GHz; continuously tunable; multiwave mixing; optical pulse train; repetition rate; strongly gain-coupled distributed-feedback laser diode; strongly gain-coupled dual-wavelength DFB laser diodes; ultrahigh-speed optical pulse train; ultrahigh-speed tunable-rate optical pulse generation; variable-rate; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; High-speed electronics; Light sources; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
