Title :
Multiwavelength Pulse Generation Using Fiber Optical Parametric Oscillator
Author :
Wang, Xie ; Zhou, Yue ; Xu, Xing ; Zhang, Chi ; Xu, Jianbing ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a 10-GHz multiwavelength pulsed generator based on a fiber optical parametric oscillator. By introducing two separated intracavity branches, simultaneous mode-locking at two different wavelengths in the L-band is achieved. Due to the parametric process between the pump and the two mode-locked signals, two idlers are generated in the S-band. Hence, simultaneous generation of a 10-GHz pulse train at four different wavelengths located in both the S- and L-band is accomplished. The wavelength of the generated pulse trains can be tuned over 54 nm, with the wavelength span from 1500 to 1617 nm. The stability of the proposed scheme is also experimentally investigated.
Keywords :
optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; L-band; S-band; fiber optical parametric oscillator; frequency 10 GHz; mode-locking; multiwavelength pulse generation; multiwavelength pulsed generator; parametric process; wavelength 1500 nm to 1617 nm; wavelength 54 nm; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping; Optical fiber laser; optical parametric amplifier; optical parametric oscillator;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2227693
