Title :
Stable pulse generation from regenerative mode-locked fiber ring laser employing semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Maeda, Joji ; Kurotsu, Daichi ; Ebisawa, Satoshi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Tokyo Univesity of Sci., Noda, Japan
Abstract :
Generation of a stable pulse train at 10.66 GHz is experimentally demonstrated from regenerative mode-locking of an erbium-doped fiber ring laser. By employing a semiconductor optical amplifier operated near transparency, the supermode noise is effectively suppressed.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser stability; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; transparency; JkJk:Er; erbium-doped fiber ring laser; frequency 10.66 GHz; regenerative mode-locked fiber ring laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; stable pulse generation; supermode noise suppression; transparency; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical fiber amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
