Title :
Nonlinear phase response of a saturable Bragg reflector for modulation depth control
Author :
Pudo, Dominik ; Byun, Hyunil ; Gopinath, Juliet ; Petrich, Gale S. ; Ippen, Erich P. ; Kartner, Franz X. ; Kolodziejski, Leslie A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an interferometric configuration comprising a saturable Bragg reflector for phase-to-amplitude response conversion. Its static nonlinear phase response is determined and used to obtain tunable nonlinear amplitude depth modulation.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; distributed Bragg reflectors; laser beams; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; laser stability; laser tuning; light interferometry; optical modulation; optical saturation; phase modulation; interferometric configuration; modulation depth control; passively mode-locked lasers design; phase-to-amplitude response conversion; saturable Bragg reflector; stable laser output; static nonlinear phase response; tunable nonlinear amplitude depth modulation; Amplitude modulation; Mirrors; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Phase modulation; Phase shifting interferometry; Power lasers; Reflectivity; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices; (320.5550) Pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
