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Short ring cavity swept source based on a highly reflective chirped FBG

Stancu, R.-F., Podoleanu, A.Gh. (2015) Short ring cavity swept source based on a highly reflective chirped FBG. Photonic Sensors, 5 (3). pp. 251-256. ISSN 1674-9251. (doi:10.1007/s13320-015-0252-1) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:50229)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13320-015-0252-1

Abstract

An optical akinetic swept source (AKSS) at 1060 nm, comprising a 5 m length fiber ring cavity, a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as gain medium, and a 98% reflective chirped fiber Bragg grating as a dispersive element, is described. Active mode-locking was achieved by directly modulating the current of the SOA with sinusoidal signal of frequency equal to 10 times and 20 times the cavity resonance frequency. In the static regime, linewidths as narrow as 60 pm and a tuning bandwidth of 30 nm were achieved, while a 2 mW output power, without any optical booster, was measured dynamically at a sweep speed of 100 kHz. The axial range of the AKSS was evaluated by scanning through the channeled spectrum of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. © 2015, The Author(s).

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s13320-015-0252-1
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Uncontrolled keywords: dispersive element, laser mode locking, ring laser, Semiconductor optical amplifier, Fiber amplifiers, Fiber Bragg gratings, Locks (fasteners), Mode-locked fiber lasers, Optical switches, Ring lasers, Semiconductor lasers, Semiconductor optical amplifiers, Active mode locking, Cavity resonance frequency, Channeled spectrum, Chirped fiber Bragg grating, Dispersive elements, Fiber ring cavity, Highly reflective, Sinusoidal signals, Laser mode locking
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QC Physics > QC355 Optics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Giles Tarver
Date Deposited: 20 Aug 2015 11:39 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:35 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/50229 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Stancu, R.-F..

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Podoleanu, A.Gh..

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