Title :
Generation of 1.8-ps mode-locked semiconductor optical amplifier fiber laser pulses by 60-ps backward optical dark comb injection
Author :
Chiu, I-Hsiang ; Wu, Ming-Chung ; Lin, Gong-Ru
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Backward-optical-injection mode-locking of a semiconductor optical amplifier fiber laser with a 60-ps optical comb-like dark pulse-train is demonstrated with pulsewidth, linewidth and time-bandwidth product of 1.8 ps, 2.08 nm and 0.47, respectively, after dispersion compensation.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1.8 ps; 60 ps; backward optical dark comb injection; backward-optical-injection mode-locking; dispersion compensation; laser pulse generation; linewidth product; mode-locked semiconductor optical amplifier fiber laser; pulsewidth; time-bandwidth product; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549118
