Title :
Wide-Band Generation of Picosecond Pulse Using Fiber Optical Parametric Amplifier and Oscillator
Author :
Zhou, Yue ; Kuo, Bill P P ; Cheung, Kim K Y ; Yang, Sigang ; Chui, P.C. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We first demonstrate a wideband generation of picosecond pulse using fiber optical parametric amplifier (FOPA). High quality pulse is generated at 85 nm away from the pump with pulsewidth narrower than that of the pump. We then explore fiber optical parametric oscillator (FOPO) configuration which has the advantage of eliminating the need of seeding laser, leading to a potentially wider wavelength tunability and flexibility. The tuning range of the FOPO is from 1511 nm to 1541 nm and from 1583 nm to 1613 nm, which is as wide as 60 nm, with wavelength span of over 100 nm. Nearly-transform-limited sub-picosecond pulses are generated by this technique.
Keywords :
optical parametric amplifiers; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; fiber optical parametric amplifier; fiber optical parametric oscillator; picosecond pulse generation; seeding laser; wavelength 1511 nm to 1541 nm; wavelength 1583 nm to 1613 nm; wideband generation; Broadband amplifiers; Laser tuning; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Optical parametric amplifier; optical parametric oscillator; optical pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2009.2030691
