Title :
Dual-Wavelength Mode-Locked Fiber Laser With an Intracavity Silicon Waveguide
Author :
Sang, Xinzhu ; Tien, En-Kuang ; Yuksek, Nuh S. ; Qian, Feng ; Song, Qi ; Boyraz, Ozdal
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Irvine, CA
fDate :
7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We demonstrate dual-wavelength short pulses lasing at 1540 and 1675 nm based on a silicon waveguide. The inline silicon waveguide inside a laser cavity facilitates pulse compression and laser mode-locking due to two-photon absorption (TPA) and TPA-induced free-carrier absorption at 1540 nm. Compressed pulses provide pump for stimulated Raman scattering. Raman amplification and low threshold Raman lasing are observed based on the same silicon waveguide.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; Raman spectra; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical waveguides; Raman amplification; dual wavelength mode-locked fiber laser; dual-wavelength short pulses lasing; intracavity silicon waveguide; laser cavity; laser mode-locking; low threshold Raman lasing; stimulated Raman scattering; two-photon absorption; wavelength 1540 nm; wavelength 1675 nm; Absorption; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Pump lasers; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers; Nonlinear optics; Raman effect; optical planar wavegudie; silicon-on-insulator technology;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.925493
