Hybrid soliton pulse source with fibre external cavity and Bragg reflector

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The first results of an actively mode-locked semiconductor laser diode using a fibre external cavity with integrated Bragg reflector are reported. The device produces transform limited pulses of 18-5ps FWHM at a repetition rate of 2-37GHz. High peak power of 49 mW in the output fibre is achieved.

Inspec keywords: distributed Bragg reflector lasers; diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; solitons; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; semiconductor junction lasers; laser mode locking

Other keywords: semiconductor laser diode; actively mode-locked; 1.53 micron; LD; integrated Bragg reflector; fibre external cavity; 2.37 GHz; 49 mW; hybrid soliton pulse source; transform limited pulses; 18.5 ps

Subjects: Optical communication devices, equipment and systems; Semiconductor lasers; Laser resonators and cavities; Lasing action in semiconductors; Gratings, echelles; Other fibre optical devices and techniques; Design of specific laser systems; Optical communication; Fibre optics; Laser resonators and cavities; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning

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