Title :
Soliton generation by active mode-locking of semiconductor lasers
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Soliton transmission over optical fibers is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the transmission capacity of future communication systems. Mode-locked monolithic semiconductor lasers are attractive sources for systems employing optical solitons. A monolithic laser device in which the cavity had been extended by means of a low-loss passive waveguide section is shown. This device includes a Bragg reflector which limits the bandwidth and prevents mode-locking in more than one cluster. Actively mode-locked it generates 20 ps pulses with a time-bandwidth product of 0.34
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; optical solitons; semiconductor lasers; waveguide lasers; 20 ps; Bragg reflector; active mode-locking; communication systems; laser cavity; low-loss passive waveguide section; mode-locked monolithic semiconductor lasers; monolithic laser device; optical fibers; optical solitons; semiconductor lasers; soliton generation; soliton transmission; time-bandwidth product; transmission capacity; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379053
