Title :
Supercontinuum generation with mode-spacing of 154 GHz in 1460-1680 nm region from optical fiber by using actively mode-locked fiber laser
Author :
Abedin, Kazi ; Kubota, Fumiko
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Wavelength-tunable supercontinuum with longitudinal mode spacing of 154 GHz is generated over 1460-1680 nm range. This becomes possible through the use of a higher-order mode-locked fiber laser, producing 900 fs pulses at 154 GHz rate, and a dispersion flattened fiber.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser modes; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; wavelength division multiplexing; 1460 to 1680 nm; 154 GHz; 900 fs; dispersion flattened fiber; mode-locked fiber laser; mode-spacing; optical fiber; supercontinuum generation; wavelength-tunable supercontinuum; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Ring lasers; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247622
