Title :
Generation of Transform-Limited Pulses Employing An Actively Mode-Locked Semiconductor Laser With A Linearly Chirped External Cavity
Author :
Guignard, C. ; Besnard, P. ; Thual, M. ; Simon, J.C.
Author_Institution :
FOTON-ENSSAT, Lannion
Abstract :
In this letter, the authors propose a simple source based on mode-locked semiconductor lasers using linearly chirped fiber Bragg gratings external cavities. Using this technique, transform-limited pulses, compatible with 10-Gb/s applications, are generated. Effects of Bragg grating´s parameters on the source performances are also experimentally investigated
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Bragg gratings; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor lasers; External cavity; fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); mode-locking; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.887794
