Multiwavelength picosecond frequency-shifted feedback laser with pulse control by a shaped-gain fiber amplifier

被引:18
作者
Okhotnikov, OG
机构
[1] Inst Engn Sistemas & Computadores, Ctr Optoelect, P-1450 Oporto, Portugal
[2] Univ Porto, Fac Ciencias, Dept Fis, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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D O I
10.1364/OL.23.001459
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Stable generation of multiwavelength picosecond pulses by a frequency-shifted laser is demonstrated. Pulses are reliably trapped by gain variations provided by a low-extinction transmission filter. Pulses with close parameters are obtained despite considerable difference in amplifier gain at the pulse train wavelengths owing to a strong gain-equalization mechanism provided by the frequency-shifted feedback. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1459 / 1461
页数:3
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