DocumentCode
1834620
Title
100-nm tuning range, picosecond pulse generation employing a PM fiber loop filter in a mode-locked SOA ring laser
Author
Tang, W.W. ; Shu, C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Volume
5
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
Picosecond-pulses with a center-wavelength spanning from 1489 nm to 1589 nm is generated by a harmonically mode-locked fiber laser that exploits a SOA to provide both optical gain and mode-locking. Optical pulses with a tuning range of 100 nm are generated at 4.7 GHz.
Keywords
laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical filters; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1489 to 1589 nm; 4.7 GHz; PM fiber loop filter; harmonically mode-locked fiber laser; mode locking; mode-locked SOA ring laser; optical gain; optical pulse generation; picosecond pulse generation; tuning range; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical fiber filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse generation; Optical tuning; Pulse generation; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.193132
Filename
1499725
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