DocumentCode
448181
Title
A widely tunable 1.3-μm, high repetition rate picosecond pulse source and frequency up-conversion to the red
Author
Chestnut, D.A. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Roberts, T.D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1138
Abstract
A compact 1284-1330-nm, 20-GHz, 9-ps fiber ring laser based on a semiconductor amplifier and a Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator is realized. Following Raman amplification, second-harmonic generation to the red was achieved in a PPKTP waveguide.
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser tuning; light sources; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical modulation; potassium compounds; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; titanium compounds; 1284 to 1330 nm; 9 ps; KTP; KTiOPO4; Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator; PPKTP waveguide; Raman amplification; fiber ring laser; frequency up-conversion; high-repetition rate picosecond tunable pulse source; second-harmonic generation; semiconductor amplifier; Amplitude modulation; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202050
Filename
1573116
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