Title :
Multiwavelength, actively mode-locked polarization maintaining fiber laser at 10 GHz
Author :
Hayashi, R. ; Yamashita, S. ; Saida, T.
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate a multiwavelength actively mode-locked polarization maintaining fiber laser at 10 GHz. Stable generation of 13-wavelength short pulses was demonstrated by cooling the erbium-doped fiber in liquid nitrogen.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser cooling; laser mode locking; nitrogen; optical fibre polarisation; optical pulse generation; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 GHz; N2; erbium-doped fiber; laser cooling; liquid nitrogen; multiwavelength actively mode-locked polarization maintaining fiber laser; pulse generation; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Masers; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical mixing; Optical sensors; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247627
