Regeneratively modelocked dual-wavelength soliton-pulse fibre-optical parametric oscillator in C- and L-bands

Author

Lasri, J. ; Devgan, P. ; Tang, R. ; Grigoryan, V.S. ; Kath, W.L. ; Kumar, Pranaw

Author_Institution

ECE Dept., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA

Volume

40

Issue

10

fYear

2004

fDate

5/13/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

622

Lastpage

623

Abstract

A self-starting regeneratively modelocked fibre-optical parametric oscillator that utilises four-wave mixing in a highly nonlinear fibre together with intra-cavity soliton formation to generate tunable, dual-wavelength picosecond pulses at 10 GHz rate simultaneously in the C- and L-bands, is demonstrated, believably for the first time. An electroabsorption-modulator-based optoelectronic oscillator is used as an ultra-low-jitter pump source that enables, by means of direct feedback injection locking, a significant reduction of the timing jitter of the obtained pulses.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse generation; optical pumping; optical repeaters; optical solitons; timing jitter; 10 GHz; C bands; L bands; dual wavelength picosecond pulses; electroabsorption modulator; fibre optical parametric oscillator; four wave mixing; intra cavity soliton formation; nonlinear fibre; optoelectronic oscillator; regeneratively modelocked oscillator; self starting oscillator; tunable pulses; ultra low jitter pump source;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:20040425

Filename

1300301