Title :
Repetition rate and wavelength tunable all-optically mode-locked fiber ring laser based on a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
O´Riordan, Colm ; Connelly, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Abstract :
A repetition rate and wavelength tunable fiber ring laser that utilizes a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier as both a gain and mode-locking element is presented. 10.3 ps pulses at 10 GHz repetition rate are obtained across a 30 nm tuning range covering the entire C-band. The repetition rate is tunable up to 30 GHz via rational harmonic mode-locking.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; frequency 10 GHz; rational harmonic mode-locking; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; repetition rate tuning; time 10.3 ps; wavelength tunable all-optically mode-locked fiber ring laser; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; cross-gain modulation; mode-locked fiber ring laser; rational harmonic mode-locking; reflective semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Systems Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), 2010 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Newcastle upon Tyne
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8858-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-86135-369-6
