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Optimized pulse source employing an externally injected gain-switched laser diode in conjunction with a nonlinearly chirped grating

Anandarajah, Prince M. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-7335-8044, Guignard, Celine, Clarke, Aisling M., Reid, Douglas A., Rensing, Marc, Barry, Liam P. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-8366-4790, Edvell, G. and Harvey, John D. (2006) Optimized pulse source employing an externally injected gain-switched laser diode in conjunction with a nonlinearly chirped grating. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 12 (2). pp. 255-264. ISSN 1077-260X

Abstract
In this paper, we demonstrate the generation of transform-limited short optical pulses, which display excellent spectral and temporal qualities by employing a novel technology, based on an externally injected gain-switched laser in conjunction with a nonlinearly chirped grating. Using this technique, 3.5-ps optical pulses exhibiting a time-bandwidth product (TBP) of 0.45 are generated, which are suitable for use in high-speed 80 Gb/s optical time-division multiplexing (OTDM) communications systems. The numerical integration of a set of rate equations using suitable parameters for the devices used in the experiments were carried out to further confirm the feasibility of the proposed method for developing an optimized pulse source for high-speed photonic systems.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); optical fiber communication; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers;
Subjects:Engineering > Optical communication
Physical Sciences > Lasers
Physical Sciences > Semiconductors
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering (RINCE)
Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2006.872057
Copyright Information:Copyright © 2006 IEEE. Reprinted from IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the Dublin City University's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of thecopyright laws protecting it.
ID Code:167
Deposited On:28 Jan 2008 by DORAS Administrator . Last Modified 20 Sep 2018 12:05
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