Programmable optical waveform generation in a mode-locked gain-modulated SOA-fiber laser

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Programmable optical waveform generation in a mode-locked gain-modulated SOA-fiber laser. / Nyushkov, Boris N.; Kobtsev, Sergey M.; Ivanenko, Aleksey V. et al.

In: Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, Vol. 36, No. 11, 01.11.2019, p. 3133-3138.

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title = "Programmable optical waveform generation in a mode-locked gain-modulated SOA-fiber laser",

abstract = "In this work, we demonstrate for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, programmable generation of arbitrarily complex optical waveforms in a hybrid synchronously pumped fiber-semiconductor laser. We show that in the mode-locked operation, the temporal profile of the generated pulses may follow that of electrical pulses pumping a semiconductor optical amplifier. Controlling the temporal profile of the electrical pump pulses enables the formation of a desired amplitude–time pattern of laser pulses reproduced over each cavity round trip. The identified availability of stable periodic optical waveforms with a pre-set shape and structure opens up prospects for a new generation of laser radiation sources with a widely controllable pulse shape for research and practical applications.",

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year = "2019",

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