Title :
Nearly transform-limited 1.4 μm picosecond pulse generation by supercontinuum and pulse amplification in Tm-doped optical amplifier
Author :
Kawanishi, S. ; Uchiyama, K. ; Takara, H. ; Morioka, T. ; Yamada, M. ; Kanamori, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
8/28/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Transform-limited 10 GHz picosecond pulse generation is experimentally demonstrated in the 1.4 μm wavelength region by amplifying supercontinuum pulses in a Tm-doped optical amplifier. Through bit error rate measurements, power penalties of <1.5 dB are found in the range 1450-1470 nm
Keywords :
error statistics; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam applications; laser transitions; optical transmitters; thulium; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.4 micron; 10 GHz; 1450 to 1470 nm; BER measurements; Tm-doped optical amplifier; WDM; bit error rate; picosecond pulse generation; pulse amplification; supercontinuum pulses; transform-limited pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971011
