Title :
A 25/spl times/10 GHz modelocked erbium-doped fiber laser
Author :
Maran, J.-N. ; LaRochelle, S. ; Besnard, P.
Author_Institution :
Center of Opt., Photonics & Laser, Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate a room-temperature fiber laser with simultaneous modelocking of 25 wavelengths at 10 GHz. The multiwavelength emission is achieved using a frequency-shifter and a Fabry-Perot filter giving a weakly-chirped 18 ps output pulses.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical pulse generation; 10 GHz; 18 ps; 20 degC; Fabry-Perot filter; frequency-shifter; modelocked erbium-doped fiber laser; room-temperature fiber laser; weakly-chirped pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
