Measurement of SOA α factor using AM-induced FM laser operation in a fiber ring cavity

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7386, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Girard, Simon Lambert ^a   Sanz, Ana Carrasco ^c   Chen, Hongxin ^b   Schinn, Gregory W ^b   Piché, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b EXFO   (Canada)

^c Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; FM laser; Linewidth enhancement factor; Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MODULATION; FIBER RING CAVITY; FM LASER; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; LASING OPERATION; LINEWIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA);

FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; LINEWIDTH; MODULATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

LASERS;

EID: 70449565755     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.839627     Document Type: Conference Paper

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