Title :
10 GHz 3 ps actively mode-locked ring laser incorporating a semiconductor laser amplifier and an electroabsorption modulator
Author :
Guy, M.J. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Moodie, D.G. ; Kelly, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
fDate :
11/21/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report a novel actively mode-locked unidirectional semiconductor ring laser constructed from discrete fibre pigtailed components. When driven at 10 GHz, the laser produces near transform-limited pulses of 3 ps duration
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; optical transmitters; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; 10 GHz; 3 ps; TDM; actively mode-locked ring laser; discrete fibre pigtailed components; electroabsorption modulator; optical communications systems; semiconductor laser amplifier; transform-limited pulses; unidirectional semiconductor ring laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961482
