简介:Acoupleofsimple-structurephasemodulatorswereusedinactivemode-lockedfiberlasertoimplementrepetitionratecontinuoustuning.Thelaserproducespulseasshortas5.7pswhoserepetitionratetuningcancoverthespacingoftheadjoiningordermode-lockingfrequencies.
简介:Alowcost8×10-Gb/stransmissionsystemover1500kmonconventionalfiberusingchirpedfiberBragggrating(CFBG)asdispersioncompensatorisdemonstrated.Thebiterrorrate(BER)below10-10at1500kmisobtained.Thechannelspacingis0.8nmandtheopticalamplifierspacingis100km.Only16erbium-dopedfiberamplifiers(EDFAs)areused.
简介:Real-timevideostreamingusingultra-wideband(UWB)technologyisexperimentallydemonstratedalonglong-reachpassiveopticalnetworks(LR-PONs)withdifferentwiredandwirelessreaches.ExperimentaltestsusingexternalanddirectmodulationwithUWBwirelessradiationinthe10-and60-GHzbandsareperformed.Anultra-bendablefiberisalsoconsideredforalast-miledistribution.ThevideoqualityattheoutputoftheopticalfiberinfrastructureoftheLR-PONisassessedusingtheerrorvectormagnitude(EVM),andthelinkqualityindicator(LQI)isusedasafigureofmeritafterwirelessradiation.AnEVMbelow–17dBisachievedforbothexternallyanddirectlymodulatedLR-PONscomprisingupto125kmofopticalfiber.EVMimprovementisobservedforlongerLR-PONswhendirectlymodulatedlasers(DMLs)areusedbecauseoftheamplitudegainprovidedbythecombinedeffectofdispersionandDML’schirp.Comparedwithopticalback-to-backoperation,theLQIleveldegradestothemaximumaround20%forLR-PONsrangingbetween75and125kmoffiberreachandwithawirelesscoverageof2minthe10-GHzUWBband.ThesamelevelofLQIdegradationisobservedusingthe60-GHzUWBbandwithaLR-PONintegrating101kmofaccessnetwork,alast-miledistributionusingultra-bendablefiber,anda5.2-mwirelesslink.
简介:Wereportonthecontinuous-wave(CW)andpassiveQ-switchingperformanceofaminiatureYb:Y3Ga5O12crystallaserendpumpedbya935-nmdiodelaser.AmaximumCWoutputpowerof12.03Wisproducedwithanoptical-to-opticalefficiencyof54.4%,whiletheslopeefficiencyis63%.InthepassivelyQ-switchedoperationachievedwithaCr4+:YAGsaturableabsorber,anaverageoutputpowerof2.12Wat1025.2nmisgeneratedwithaslopeefficiencyof46%atapulserepetitionrateof5.0kHz.Thepulse’senergy,duration,andpeakpowerare424μJ,2.3ns,and184.3kW,respectively.
简介:Adiode-end-pumpedelectro-optic(EO)Q-switchedNd:YVO4laseroperatingatrepetitionrateof10kpps(pulsespersecond)wasreported.AblockofLa3Ga5SiO14(LGS)singlecrystalwasusedasaQ-switchandthedriverwasametaloxidesemiconductorfieldeffecttransistor(MOS-FET)pulserofhighrepetitionrateandhighvoltage.Atcontinuouswave(CW)operation,theslopeefficiencyofthelaserwas46%,andmaximumoptical-to-opticalefficiencywas38.5%.Usinganoutputcouplerwithtransmissionof70%,a10-kppsQ-switchedpulsetrainwith0.4-mJmonopulseenergyand8.2-nspulsewidthwasachieved,theopticalconversionefficiencywasaround15%,andthebeamqualityM2factorwaslessthan1.2.