DocumentCode
1674086
Title
40 GHz actively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser using an electro-absorption modulator and a linear optical amplifier
Author
Xu, Lixin ; Lui, L. F K ; Wai, P.K.A. ; Tam, H.Y. ; Lu, C.
Author_Institution
Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Hung Horn
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrated a 40-GHz actively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser that incorporates an electro-absorption modulator and a linear optical amplifier. Stable pulses with peak power of 46 mW and pulsewidth of 2.8 ps are obtained when pumped with 100 mw.
Keywords
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; erbium; laser beams; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; ring lasers; actively mode-locked laser; electro-absorption modulator; erbium-doped fiber ring laser; frequency 40 GHz; linear optical amplifier; power 46 mW; time 2.8 ps; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical modulation; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-831-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348301
Filename
4348301
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