Title :
10/spl times/10 GHz multi-wavelength modelocked fiber ring laser using a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Papakyriakopoulos, T. ; Stavdas, A. ; Protonotarios, E.N. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this paper we report the demonstration of a simple, totally fiber-pigtailed, actively mode-locked laser source, generating 10 simultaneously synchronized wavelength channels, each at 10 GHz, producing as short as 21 ps pulses. The laser ring cavity is composed entirely of fiber-pigtailed devices. Gain is provided by a 500 /spl mu/m, bulk InGaAsP/InP ridge waveguide SOA with 10/spl deg/ angled and antireflection coated facets. The device has a small signal gain of 23 dB when driven with a 250 mA dc current at 1535 nm.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 GHz; 1535 nm; 21 ps; 21 ps pulse generation; 23 dB; 250 mA; 500 mum; InGaAsP-InP; InGaAsP/InP ridge waveguide SOA; angled antireflection coated facets; dc current; laser ring cavity; multi-wavelength modelocked fiber ring laser; semiconductor optical amplifier; simultaneously synchronized wavelength channels; small signal gain; totally fiber-pigtailed actively mode-locked laser source; Fiber lasers; Gain; Indium phosphide; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulse generation; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834291
