Title :
A 380 fs, 40 GHz mode-locked erbium fiber laser with an MQW nonlinear PM/AM modulator using the pockels effect and the QCSE
Author :
Nakazawa, Masataka ; Yoshida, Manabu ; Tsuzuki, Ken
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We have successfully generated a 380 fs pulse train at 40 GHz from an actively mode-locked erbium fiber laser with an InGaAlAs/InAlAs MQW nonlinear PM/AM modulator using the Pockels effect and the quantum confined Stark effect.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Pockels effect; aluminium compounds; amplitude modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; quantum confined Stark effect; semiconductor quantum wells; InGaAlAs-InAlAs; MQW nonlinear PM/AM modulator; Pockels effect; QCSE; actively mode locked erbium fiber laser; frequency 40 GHz; quantum confined Stark effect; time 380 fs; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Quantum well devices; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
