Title :
Four-wave mixing in a modelocked DBR laser diode
Author :
Arahira, S. ; Ogawa, Y.
Author_Institution :
Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
7/19/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Wavelength-conversion by four-wave mixing in a modelocked DBR laser diode where a modelocked pulse train is used as a pump light is reported. -18 dB of conversion efficiency and 8 nm of 3 dB bandwidth were obtained by using a 32 GHz modelocked DBR laser diode
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser mode locking; multiwave mixing; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 32 GHz; conversion efficiency; four-wave mixing; modelocked DBR laser diode; modelocked pulse train; optical wavelength-conversion; pump light;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010657
