Title :
Increasing laser repetition rate by spectral elimination
Author :
Currie, Marc ; Fatemi, Fredrik K. ; Lou, Janet W.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We present an all-optical method for true multiplication of the repetition rate in mode-locked fiber lasers via spectral elimination using a pair of hyperfine wavelength-division multiplexers.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; multiplexing equipment; wavelength division multiplexing; all-optical method; laser repetition rate; mode-locked fiber laser; spectral elimination; wavelength-division multiplexer; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
