Title :
Totally integrated erbium fibre soliton laser pumped by laser diode
Author :
Smith, K. ; Greer, E.J. ; Wyatt, R. ; Wheatley, P. ; Doran, N.J. ; Lawrence, M.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The generation of soliton pulses of less than 3 ps duration at 1.56 mu m from a mode-locked erbium-doped fibre laser pumped by a semiconductor laser is reported. The experimental configuration is a simple totally integrated ring laser.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; ring lasers; solitons; 1.56 micron; 3 ps; experimental configuration; fibre laser; laser diode; mode-locked; semiconductor laser; soliton laser; soliton pulses generation; totally integrated ring laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910158
