Title :
Pulse-Amplitude Equalized Rational Harmonic Mode-Locking by Negative Impulse Modulation
Author :
Ozharar, Sarper ; Gee, Sangyoun ; Quinlan, Franklyn ; Lee, Shinwook ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We have proposed a novel modulation scheme for rational harmonic mode-locking which does not suffer from pulse-amplitude fluctuations, and generated a 15 GHz pulse train with 16 dB harmonic suppression using 1 GHz modulation
Keywords :
harmonics suppression; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; 1 GHz; 15 GHz; harmonic suppression; negative impulse modulation; pulse train generation; pulse-amplitude equalization; pulse-amplitude fluctuations; rational harmonic mode-locking; Delay; Filtering theory; Fluctuations; Frequency modulation; Harmonics suppression; Laser mode locking; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279057
