Title :
Kerr modulation of signals at 1.3 and 1.5 μm in polarisation-maintaining fibres pumped at 1.06 μm
Author_Institution :
STC Technology Ltd., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
Optically induced high-speed modulation of the output of semiconductor lasers at 1.3 and 1.5 μm has been achieved in polarisation-maintaining fibres pumped with the output from an Nd:YAG laser.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; solid lasers; 1.06 micron; 1.3 micron; 1.5 micron; Kerr modulation; YAG:Nd laser; YAl5O12:Nd; polarisation-maintaining fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870916
