Title :
20-GHz optical storage loop/laser using amplitude modulation, filtering, and artificial fast saturable absorption
Author :
Moores, J.D. ; Hall, K.L. ; LePage, S.M. ; Rauschenbach, K.A. ; Wong, W.S. ; Haus, H.A. ; Ippen, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
An optical pulse storage ring, storing 1.76 kb of 20 Gb/s pulsed, on-off keyed, noise-generated data has been demonstrated. Stable operation is achieved using amplitude modulation, filtering, and artificial fast saturable absorption. Patterns with widely varying densities of ONE´s have been stored, including patterns with all ONE´s (harmonic mode-locking).<>
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; laser mode locking; optical filters; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; optical storage; semiconductor lasers; 1.76 kbit; 20 Gbit/s; amplitude modulation; artificial fast saturable absorption; harmonic mode-locking; laser; noise-generated data; on-off keyed; optical filtering; optical pulse storage ring; optical storage loop; stable operation; Absorption; Amplitude modulation; Filtering; Laser noise; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Ring lasers; Storage rings;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
