Generation of electrically wavelength-tunable optical short pulses using a Fabry-Pérot laser diode in an external-injection seeding scheme with improved sidemode suppression ratio

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-125

  Wang, D N ^a   Fang, Xiaohui ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

External injection seeding; Fabry P rot (F P) laser diode; Gain switching; Optical short pulses; Self seeding; Sidemode suppression ratio (SMSR)

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; FIBER LASERS; LASER PULSES; MICROWAVE ISOLATORS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; PHOTODETECTORS; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL GENERATORS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

EXTERNAL-INJECTION SEEDING SCHEME; FABRY-PEROT LASER DIODE; OPTICAL SHORT PULSES; SIDEMODE SUPPRESSION RATIO;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0037245514     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.805793     Document Type: Article

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