Sub-picosecond pulse generation employing an SOA-based nonlinear polarization switch in a ring cavity.
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چکیده
We demonstrate the generation of sub-picosecond optical pulses using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and a linear polarizer placed in a ring-laser configuration. Nonlinear polarization rotation in the SOA serves as the passive mode-locking mechanism. The ring cavity generates pulses with duration below 800 fs (FWHM) at a repetition rate of 14 MHz. The time -bandwidth product is 0.48. Simulation results in good agreement with the experimental results are presented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 12 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004