Title :
40 GHz and 80 GHz mode-locked semiconductor fiber laser using nonlinear polarization rotation in a highly nonlinear fiber
Author :
Huang, Tianye ; Li, Jia ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate a wavelength tunable mode-locked semiconductor fiber laser at 40 GHz and 80 GHz using nonlinear polarization rotation. The laser can generate picosecond pulses with a timing jitter as low as 260 fs.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; millimetre wave lasers; semiconductor lasers; frequency 40 GHz; frequency 80 GHz; nonlinear fiber; nonlinear polarization rotation; wavelength tunable mode-locked semiconductor fiber laser; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110611
