Optical high-frequency pulse generation with wavelength tunability by using a DBR laser with vernier-type gratings

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1608-1610

  Nishikawa, Satoshi ^a,b   Gotoda, Mitsunobu ^a,b   Nishimura, Tetsuya ^a,b   Tokuda, Yasunori ^a,b  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM); Distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser; Mode lock; Optical pulse generation; Optical time division multiplexing (OTDM)

Indexed keywords

DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; LASER TUNING; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; RADIO WAVES; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR (DBR) LASER; OPTICAL HIGH-FREQUENCY PULSE GENERATION; OPTICAL TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; VERNIER-TYPE GRATINGS; WAVELENGTH TUNABILITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 23844536105     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.850889     Document Type: Article

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