110-pJ and 410-fs pulse at 10 GHz generated by single-stage external fiber compression of optically injection-mode-locked semiconductor optical amplifier fiber laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1010-1012

  Lin, Gong Ru ^a   Chiu, I Hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cross gain modulation (XGM); Femtosecond; Fiber laser; Injection mode locking; Pulse compression; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE POWER; CROSS GAIN MODULATION; DISPERSION COMPENSATING FIBERS; FEMTOSECOND FIBER LASERS; FIBER COMPRESSION; FIBER-RING LASERS; FS PULSE; HIGH-POWER; INJECTION-MODE-LOCKING; MODE-LOCKED; MODELOCKING; OUTPUT POWER; PEAK POWER; PULSE ENERGIES; PULSEWIDTHS; REPETITION FREQUENCY; SINGLE MODE; SINGLE STAGE; TRAVELING-WAVE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER;

AMPLIFICATION; DISPERSION COMPENSATION; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PULSE COMPRESSION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; RING LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS;

MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS;

EID: 77952024631     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.873515     Document Type: Article

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