Title :
Mode-locked 1.5 μm semiconductor optical amplifier fiber ring
Author :
Pedersen, Niels V. ; Jakobsen, Kaj B. ; Vaa, Michael
Author_Institution :
Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dynamics of a mode-locked SOA fiber ring are investigated experimentally and numerically. Generation of near transform-limited (time-bandwidth product=0.7) 1.5 μm 54 ps FWHM pulses with a peak power of 2.8 mW at a repetition rate of 960 MHz is demonstrated experimentally. The experimental results agree well with the simulation results obtained using a transmission line laser model (TLLM) model, Both experiments and numerical simulations show how the RF power and the detuning affect the pulsewidth
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser mode locking; laser theory; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; transmission line theory; 1.5 mum; 2.8 mW; 54 ps; RF power; TLLM model; detuning; mode-locked 1.5 μm semiconductor optical amplifier fiber ring; mode-locked SOA fiber ring dynamics; near transform-limited; peak power; ps FWHM pulses; pulsewidth; repetition rate; simulation results; time-bandwidth product; transmission line laser model; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Power transmission lines; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
