Title :
Generation of 2 THz repetition rate pulse trains through induced modulational instability
Author :
Greer, E.J. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
Trains of 130 fs pulses at 2 THz repetition rates have been generated through induced modulational instability in a single-mode-fibre from an anti-Stokes CW diode laser signal on a carrier frequency provided by a mode-locked Nd:YAG laser.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical fibres; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; 130 fs; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; anti-Stokes CW diode laser signal; carrier frequency; induced modulational instability; mode-locked laser; pulse trains; single-mode-fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890836
