Title :
Fiber laser with repetition rate stabilization by semiconductor saturable absorber in CPM configuration
Author :
Guina, M. ; Okhotnikov, O.G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
Fabry-Perot semiconductor saturable absorber has been implemented in a colliding pulse configuration for stabilizing a harmonically mode-locked fiber laser. An environmentally stable colliding-pulse mode-locked (CPM) design is shown to enhance supermode suppression.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser modes; optical communication equipment; optical saturable absorption; wavelength division multiplexing; CPM configuration; Fabry-Perot semiconductor saturable absorber; colliding pulse configuration; environmentally stable CPM design; fiber laser; harmonically mode-locked fiber laser; repetition rate stabilization; semiconductor saturable absorber; supermode suppression; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical design; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
