Title :
10 GHz actively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser using electro-absorption modulator and a linear optical amplifier
Author :
Xu, Lixin ; Lui, L. F K ; Wai, P.K.A. ; Tam, H.Y. ; Demokan, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Hung Hom
Abstract :
We demonstrated a 10-GHz actively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser that incorporates an electro-absorption modulator and a linear optical amplifier. Stable pulses with peak power of 120 mW and pulsewidth of 2.4 ps are obtained
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; 10 GHz; 120 mW; actively mode-locking; electroabsorption modulator; erbium-doped fiber laser; linear optical amplifier; ring laser; stable pulses; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215511
