• DocumentCode
    811258
  • Title

    All-optical FM mode-locking of fibre laser

  • Author

    Greer, E.J. ; Smith, K.

  • Author_Institution
    BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    1741
  • Lastpage
    1743
  • Abstract
    A novel method of all-optical active mode locking which relies on the nonlinear process of crossphase modulation is described. Mode locking is achieved by using a stream of optical pulses propagating along a length of optical fibre to provide a periodic phase perturbation of the laser cavity. The technique is demonstrated using an erbium-doped fibre ring laser.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; frequency modulation; laser mode locking; optical modulation; Er doped optical fibre; FM mode-locking; all-optical active mode locking; crossphase modulation; fibre laser; fibre ring laser; laser cavity; nonlinear process; optical fibre; optical pulses; periodic phase perturbation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19921107
  • Filename
    158567
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=811258