Title :
All-optical regenerative mode-locking at adjustable repetition rates from a SOA fiber ring laser
Author :
Tang, W.W. ; Shu, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We describe a simple method for generating wavelength-tunable pulses at adjustable repetition rates by regenerative mode-locking with an all-optical approach. The optical modulation signal of a SOA is generated by optical injection to a Fabry-Perot laser diode. Output pulses up to 9 GHz are generated.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Fabry-Perot laser diode; SOA fiber ring laser; adjustable repetition rates; all-optical mode-locking; optical injection; optical modulation; regenerative mode-locking; wavelength-tunable pulses; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Radio frequency; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1276994
