Title :
Sequential generation of 10-wavelength picosecond pulses from a semiconductor laser using sub-harmonic pulse-gating in a dispersion-balanced external cavity
Author :
Lee, K.L. ; Shu, C. ; Liu, H.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We have demonstrated the generation of multi-wavelength channel single-mode pulses from a FP laser diode. The laser diode is sequentially self-seeded by 10 wavelength components with a repetition frequency of 7.42 GHz. The successful implementation of this scheme indicates the potential to generate a multi-wavelength output beyond 10 GHz, which would be useful in photonic ADCs and WDM communications.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; analogue-digital conversion; diffraction gratings; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical pulse generation; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 7.42 GHz; Fabry Perot laser diode; WDM communications; dispersion-balanced external cavity; laser diode; multi-wavelength channel single-mode pulses; multi-wavelength output; photonic ADCs; picosecond pulse sequential generation; picosecond pulses; repetition frequency; semiconductor laser; sequential generation; sequentially self-seeded laser diode; sub-harmonic pulse-gating; Diode lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Photonics; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 IEEE 17th International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6259-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2000.882296
