Fourier-transform-limited 2.5ps light pulses with electrically tunable wavelength (15nm) by hybridly modelocking a semiconductor laser in a chirped Bragg grating fibre external cavity

J. Yu, D. Huhse, M. Schell, M. Schulze, D. Bimberg, J.A.R. Williams, L. Zhang, I. Bennion

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Abstract

A chirped Bragg grating fibre external cavity semiconductor laser is hybridly modelocked to generate light pulses with perfectly linear wavelength chirp, resulting in Fourier-transform-limited 2.5 ps pulses incorporated with subsequent chirp compensation. The setup facilitates wavelength tunability across the whole grating bandwidth (15 nm) by changing the modulation frequency
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2008-2009
Number of pages2
JournalElectronics letters
Volume31
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Nov 1995

Keywords

  • chirp modulation
  • diffraction gratings
  • laser cavity resonators
  • laser mode locking
  • optical fibres
  • semiconductor laser

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