Title :
Dynamics of wavelength switching between single-mode and dual-mode oscillations of a self-seeded laser diode
Author :
Chow, K.K. ; Shu, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Abstract :
A new approach of fast electrical switching between single and dual-wavelength operations of a self-seeded FP laser diode is demonstrated. The dynamics of switching is also studied using a boxcar integrator. The time required to achieve stable operation is experimentally determined to be about five to six round-trips and the evolution for dual-mode formation is slightly slower than that of single-mode owing to a lower mode feedback power
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; electro-optical switches; laser feedback; laser modes; semiconductor lasers; FP laser diode; boxcar integrator; dual-mode oscillations; fast electrical switching; lower mode feedback power; self-seeded laser diode; single-mode oscillations; stable operation; wavelength switching dynamics; Diode lasers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fabry-Perot; Fiber gratings; Laser feedback; Optical pulse generation; Photonics; Radio frequency; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811938
