Title :
Wide-band flat optical comb generation using fiber loop modulation and injection locking
Author :
Hirano, M. ; Wada, T. ; Morimoto, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan
Abstract :
We used a mode-locked fiber-ring laser with injection locking to make a novel, flat optical frequency comb (OFC) generator. In our experiment, we generated a flat OFC with a spectral width of about 1 THz.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical frequency conversion; ring lasers; fiber loop laser; fiber loop modulation; flat optical frequency comb generator; injection locking; mode-locked fiber-ring laser; waveguide modulator; wide-band flat optical comb generation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency modulation; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Power lasers; Wideband; fiber loop laser; injection locking; mode-locking; optical frequency comb; waveguide modulator;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292586
