GENERATION OF 1.2PS, 10GHZ PULSE-TRAIN FROM ALL-OPTICALLY MODELOCKED, ERBIUM FIBER RING LASER WITH ACTIVE NONLINEAR POLARIZATION ROTATION

被引:11
作者
GREER, EJ [1 ]
KIMURA, Y [1 ]
SUZUKI, K [1 ]
YOSHIDA, E [1 ]
NAKAZAWA, M [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, TELECOMMUN FIELD SYST RES & DEV CTR, OPT TRANSMISS LINE LAB, TOKAI, IBARAKI 31011, JAPAN
关键词
FIBER LASERS; HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL TECHNIQUES; LASER MODE LOCKING; RING LASERS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19941215
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
1.2ps transform-limited pulses at 10GHz have been successfully generated from an all-optical. actively modelocked ring laser. The laser is actively modelocked with a stream of optical pulses that produce a periodic phase modulation and polarisation rotation in the fibre modulator. A polariser installed in the cavity plays an important role in converting the polarisation rotation into amplitude modulation.
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页码:1764 / 1765
页数:2
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