Title :
A widely tunable 1.3-μm, high repetition rate picosecond pulse source and frequency up-conversion to the red
Author :
Chestnut, D.A. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Roberts, T.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
A compact 1284-1330-nm, 20-GHz, 9-ps fiber ring laser based on a semiconductor amplifier and a Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator is realized. Following Raman amplification, second-harmonic generation to the red was achieved in a PPKTP waveguide.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; laser tuning; light sources; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical modulation; potassium compounds; ring lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; titanium compounds; 1284 to 1330 nm; 9 ps; KTP; KTiOPO4; Mach-Zehnder amplitude modulator; PPKTP waveguide; Raman amplification; fiber ring laser; frequency up-conversion; high-repetition rate picosecond tunable pulse source; second-harmonic generation; semiconductor amplifier; Amplitude modulation; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Pulse amplifiers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202050
