Self-Seeding of a Gain-Switched Integrated Dual-Laser Source for the Generation of Highly Wavelength-Tunable Picosecond Optical Pulses

P. Anandarajah; P. J. Maguire; A. Clarke; L. P. Barry

doi:10.1109/LPT.2003.821252

Self-Seeding of a Gain-Switched Integrated Dual-Laser Source for the Generation of Highly Wavelength-Tunable Picosecond Optical Pulses

P. Anandarajah
, P. J. Maguire
, A. Clarke
, L. P. Barry

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Abstract

The authors demonstrate the generation of nearly transform-limited optical pulses that are wavelength tunable over almost 50 nm. The wide tuning range is obtained by self-seeding a gain-switched source containing two Fabry-Perot lasers, and employing a widely tunable Bragg grating in the feedback loop. The generated pulses exhibit Side-mode suppression ratios of 50 dB above and across the full tuning range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	629-631
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2003.821252
Publication status	Published - Feb 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Optical fiber communications
Optical pulse generation
Self-seeding
Semiconductor laser
Wavelength tunable

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Self-Seeding of a Gain-Switched Integrated Dual-Laser Source for the Generation of Highly Wavelength-Tunable Picosecond Optical Pulses

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