Title :
Stable optical clock generation in SOA-based fiber lasers with figure-eight cavity
Author :
Jing-Yun Wang ; Kuei-Huei Lin ; Hou-Ren Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Nat. Chung Cheng Univ., Chiayi, Taiwan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Stable optical clocks are obtained from 1.3-μm and 1.5-μm SOA-based fiber lasers using passive technology. The waveforms depend on SOA currents, and the repetition rates can be tuned by varying the relative length of sub-cavities.
Keywords :
clocks; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA based fiber laser; SOA current; figure eight cavity; passive technology; repetition rates; stable optical clock generation; wavelength 1.3 mum; wavelength 1.5 mum; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600481
