by Sui-Pan Yam. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstract also in Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.V / Abstract --- p.VI / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1-1 / Chapter 1.1) --- Tunable Multi-Wavelength Optical Sources --- p.1 -1 / Chapter 1.2) --- All-Optical Switching --- p.1 -3 / Chapter 1.2.1) --- Nonlinear Effect / Chapter 1.2.2) --- Special Design of the Laser Structure / Chapter 1.2.3) --- Self-Injection Seeding of Fabry-Perot Laser Diode / Chapter 1.3) --- About This Project --- p.1-6 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Basic Theory --- p.2-1 / Chapter 2.1) --- Mechanism of Gain-Switching --- p.2-1 / Chapter 2.1.1) --- General Description / Chapter 2.1.2) --- "Optical Pulsewidth, Spectra, and Frequency Chirping of Gain-Switched Pulses" / Chapter 2.2) --- Mechanism of Self-Injection Seeding --- p.2-8 / Chapter 2.2.1) --- General Description / Chapter 2.2.2) --- Dynamics of Single-Mode Formation / Chapter 2.2.3) --- Frequency Evolution of the Laser Diode for Cavity Mode Selection / Chapter 2.2.4) --- Turn-On Delay Time Jitter (TOJ) / Chapter 2.3) --- Mechanism of Injection Seeding --- p.2-17 / Chapter 2.3.1) --- General Description / Chapter 2.3.2) --- The Model of Weak Injection / Chapter 2.3.3) --- The Model of Strong Injection / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Single- and Multi-wavelength Optical Pulses Generated by a Diffraction Grating --- p.3-1 / Chapter 3.1) --- Introduction --- p.3-1 / Chapter 3.2) --- Basic Principle --- p.3-2 / Chapter 3.3) --- Experimental Setup --- p.3-5 / Chapter 3.4) --- Results and Discussion --- p.3-7 / Chapter 3.4.1) --- Spectral Characteristics Analysis / Chapter 3.4.2) --- Individually Access of the Four-Wavelength Output / Chapter 3.4.3) --- The Optical Pulsewidth Characteristics / Chapter 3.4.4) --- Discussion / Chapter 3.5) --- Summary --- p.3-14 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Using a Highly Dispersive Fiber for Tunable Multi-Wavelength Pulse Generation --- p.4-1 / Chapter 4.1) --- Introduction --- p.4-1 / Chapter 4.2) --- Basic Principle --- p.4-2 / Chapter 4.3) --- Experimental Setup --- p.4-5 / Chapter 4.4) --- Experimental Results --- p.4-7 / Chapter 4.4.1) --- Spectral and Temporal Characteristics / Chapter 4.4.2) --- Wavelength Tuning / Chapter 4.4.3) --- Individually Access of Two Wavelength Channels / Chapter 4.4.4) --- Multi-Wavelength Generation / Chapter 4.5) --- Summary --- p.4-13 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Comparison of Two Self-Seeding Configurations --- p.5-1 / Chapter 5.1) --- Introduction --- p.5-1 / Chapter 5.2) --- Polarization Sensitivity --- p.5-1 / Chapter 5.3) --- Stability --- p.5-2 / Chapter 5.4) --- Tunability --- p.5-2 / Chapter 5.5) --- Simplification --- p.5-3 / Chapter 5.6) --- Summary of the advantages and disadvantages of Two Configurations --- p.5-4 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- All-Optical Wavelength Switching achieved by Self-Seeding and External Injection-Seeding --- p.6-1 / Chapter 6.1) --- Introduction --- p.6-1 / Chapter 6.2) --- Experimental Setup --- p.6-2 / Chapter 6.3) --- Results and Discussion --- p.6-4 / Chapter 6.3.1) --- Spectral Characteristics / Chapter 6.3.2) --- The Optical Pulsewidth / Chapter 6.3.3) --- The Optical Switching Behaviors / Chapter 6.3.4) --- The Detail Information of Switching / Chapter 6.3.5) --- Optical Power / Chapter 6.4) --- Summary --- p.6-10 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- A Novel Self-Injection Seeding Scheme --- p.7-1 / Chapter 7.1) --- Introduction --- p.7-1 / Chapter 7.2) --- Basic Principle --- p.7-2 / Chapter 7.3) --- Experimental Setup --- p.7-9 / Chapter 7.4) --- Results and Discussion --- p.7-11 / Chapter 7.4.1) --- Spectral and Temporal Characterizations of Two-Wavelength Switching / Chapter 7.4.2) --- Different Wavelength Selection / Chapter 7.4.3) --- Operation Frequency Against the Fiber Length / Chapter 7.4.4) --- Multi-Wavelength Generation / Chapter 7.5) --- Discussion --- p.7-20 / Chapter 7.6) --- Summary --- p.7-22 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Comparison of Switching Methods --- p.8-1 / Chapter 8.1) --- Introduction --- p.8-1 / Chapter 8.2) --- Switching between Self-Seeding and Injection-Seeding --- p.8-1 / Chapter 8.3) --- Switching by Self-Seeding of a F-P Laser Diode --- p.8-2 / Chapter 8.4) --- Summary --- p.8-3 / Chapter Chapter 9 --- Conclusion --- p.9-1 / References / Figure Captions / Appendix 一 Equipment Descriptions / List of Accepted and Submitted Publications
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322319 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Yam, Sui-Pan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Electronic Engineering. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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