• DocumentCode
    449278
  • Title

    Complete characterization of the generation of a 2.8 ps pedestal-free optical pulse using a gain-switched laser and a compressing nonlinear amplifying loop mirror

  • Author

    Chang, W. ; Mechin, D. ; Le Cren, E. ; Reid, D.A. ; Thomsen, B.C. ; Harvey, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-29 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    757
  • Abstract
    We report the generation of a 1 GHz 2.8 ps pedestal-free (suppression 30 dB) optical pulse from a seeded gain-switched semiconductor laser diode (GSL) using a compressing nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (CALM). Preliminary results with a 10 GHz repetition rate source will be also briefly discussed. This source is suitable for multiplexing into 40 Gb/s transmission.
  • Keywords
    mirrors; multiplexing; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; compressing nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; multiplexing; optical pulse generation; seeded gain-switched semiconductor laser diode;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    IET
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-86341-543-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1576495