Title :
33MHz repetition rate semiconductor mode-locked laser using eXtreme Chirped Pulse Oscillator
Author :
Lee, Shinwook ; Mandridis, Dimitrios ; Delfyett, Peter J., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
An XCPO generates stretched pulses > 10 ns at a 33 MHz repetition rate from semiconductor mode-locked laser. The spectral bandwidth is scalable depending on the group delay of CFBG and the pulse repetition rate.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; carrier lifetime; chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Theta cavity; carrier life time; chirped fiber Bragg grating; extreme chirped pulse oscillator; frequency 33 MHz; group delay; pulse repetition rate; semiconductor mode-locked laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; spectral bandwidth; Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Delay; Fiber gratings; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Semiconductor lasers; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
