Multiwavelength mode-locked fiber-ring laser based on reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1418-1420

  Zhang, Weiwei ^a   Sun, Junqiang ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Liu, Lei ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dispersion compensation fiber (DCF); Multiwavelength mode locked laser; Reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA); Synchronous temporal pulse

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER TUNING; RING LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

DISPERSION-COMPENSATION FIBER; MULTIWAVELENGTH MODE-LOCKED LASER; REFLECTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER; SYNCHRONOUS TEMPORAL PULSE;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 34548632560     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.903502     Document Type: Article

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