title: All-optical pulse generation based on gain-induced four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier.
abstract: A simple all-optical pulse generation technique based on gain-induced four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier is introduced. The introduced concept is theoretically investigated and experimentally demonstrated. For a concept demonstration, 10 GHz and 42.5 GHz pulse trains are generated. A 20 nm central wavelength tunability is achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 3G4, Canada. fangxinlee.li@utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Fangxin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Amr S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Helmy