Generation and wavelength switching of picosecond pulses by optically modulating a semiconductor optical amplifier in a fiber laser with optical delay line

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 798-800

  He, Jian ^a   Chan, K T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mode locked lasers; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); Wavelength switching

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

OPTICAL CONTROL SIGNAL; OPTICAL DELAY LINE; OPTICALLY CONTROLLED MODE-LOCKER; PICOSECOND PULSE; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; WAVELENGTH SWITCHING;

RING LASERS;

EID: 0037863751     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.811148     Document Type: Article

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