DocumentCode
1772351
Title
A 380 fs, 40 GHz mode-locked erbium fiber laser with an MQW nonlinear PM/AM modulator using the pockels effect and the QCSE
Author
Nakazawa, Masataka ; Yoshida, Manabu ; Tsuzuki, Ken
Author_Institution
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We have successfully generated a 380 fs pulse train at 40 GHz from an actively mode-locked erbium fiber laser with an InGaAlAs/InAlAs MQW nonlinear PM/AM modulator using the Pockels effect and the quantum confined Stark effect.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; Pockels effect; aluminium compounds; amplitude modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; phase modulation; quantum confined Stark effect; semiconductor quantum wells; InGaAlAs-InAlAs; MQW nonlinear PM/AM modulator; Pockels effect; QCSE; actively mode locked erbium fiber laser; frequency 40 GHz; quantum confined Stark effect; time 380 fs; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Quantum well devices; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989914
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