Title :
Frequency-shifted feedback laser with an SOA
Author :
Ndiaye, Cheikh ; Hara, Takefumi ; Kowalski, Frank V. ; Ito, Hiromasa
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai
Abstract :
Generation of a chirped comb with chirp rate of 85 PHz/s across 130 GHz from a frequency-shifted feedback ring laser with semiconductor optical amplifier as gain medium is reported. Electronic tunability from 1535 to 1580 nm was measured.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser tuning; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; chirp rate; chirped comb generation; electronic tunability; frequency-shifted feedback ring laser; gain medium; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength 1535 nm to 1580 nm; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser tuning; Optical feedback; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; State feedback; (140.3600) tunable lasers; (140.4480) optical amplifiers; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627705
