TY - JOUR
T1 - Active mode-locking of an erbium-doped fiber laser using an ultrafast silicon-based variable optical attenuator
AU - Chang, You Min
AU - Lee, Junsu
AU - Lee, Ju Han
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - This paper presents the use of an ultrafast Si-based variable optical attenuator (VOA) in the active mode-locking of an erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser. The Si VOA is a low-cost, commercially-available telecommunication component based on a p-i-n diode integrated with a ridge waveguide. The feasibility of using this compact and ultrafast Si-based VOA for the fiber laser mode-locking has been investigated. Using the weak beam modulation within an EDF ring cavity through the use of a 1.94-V driven Si-based VOA, a fundamental mode-locking at ∼14:1 MHz was successfully achieved. The temporal width and optical power of the output pulses were ∼169 ps and ∼-6 dBm, respectively.
AB - This paper presents the use of an ultrafast Si-based variable optical attenuator (VOA) in the active mode-locking of an erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser. The Si VOA is a low-cost, commercially-available telecommunication component based on a p-i-n diode integrated with a ridge waveguide. The feasibility of using this compact and ultrafast Si-based VOA for the fiber laser mode-locking has been investigated. Using the weak beam modulation within an EDF ring cavity through the use of a 1.94-V driven Si-based VOA, a fundamental mode-locking at ∼14:1 MHz was successfully achieved. The temporal width and optical power of the output pulses were ∼169 ps and ∼-6 dBm, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1143/JJAP.51.072701
DO - 10.1143/JJAP.51.072701
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863793963
SN - 0021-4922
VL - 51
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers
IS - 7 PART 1
M1 - 072701
ER -