Title :
Pulse-shape selection of an ultra-high repetition rate wavelength and repetition rate tunable mode-locked laser: From bright to dark pulses
Author :
Schroder, Jochen ; Coen, Stéphane ; Sylvestre, Thibant ; Eggleton, Ben J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci. (IPOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We control the output pulse-shape of a wavelength and repetition rate tunable passively mode-locked laser with a wavelength selective switch (WSS) inside the cavity. We observe a periodic variation between bright and dark pulses.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Tunable circuits and devices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
