Title :
Line-by-line pulse-shaping reconfigurable at GHz rates using injection-locked VCSELs
Author :
Bhooplapur, Sharad ; Hoghooghi, Nazanin ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate pulse-shaping at reconfiguration rates at half the repetition rate of the laser. Injection-locked VCSELs independently modulate four optical comb lines at frequencies up to 3.125 GHz, changing the pulse shape from pulse-to-pulse.
Keywords :
optical pulse shaping; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; injection-locked VCSEL; line-by-line pulse-shaping; optical comb lines; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
