Highly sensitive autocorrelation measurements at 1.5 /spl mu/m using a commercial 1.3-/spl mu/m laser diode

Author

Thomsen, B.C. ; Dudley, J.M. ; Barry, L.P. ; Harvey, J.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand

fYear

1998

fDate

22-27 Feb. 1998

Firstpage

256

Lastpage

257

Abstract

Summary form only given. The measurement of ultrashort optical pulses at 1.5 /spl mu/m is becoming increasingly important in high-speed optical fibre communication systems. In this paper we demonstrate the use of a 1.3-/spl mu/m InGaAsP laser diode for highly sensitive autocorrelation measurements of 1.5-/spl mu/m picosecond pulses.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; measurement by laser beam; optical correlation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; semiconductor lasers; sensitivity; 1.3 mum; 1.5 mum; IR picosecond pulses; InGaAsP laser diode; commercial 1.3-/spl mu/m laser diode; high-speed optical communication systems; high-speed optical fibre communication systems; highly sensitive autocorrelation measurements; optical fibre testing; ultrashort optical pulses; Absorption; Autocorrelation; Diode lasers; Electrons; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber communication; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Power measurement; Pulse measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-521-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1998.657375

Filename

657375