Variable repetition rate monolithically integrated mode-locked-laser-modulator-MOPA device

Author

Guo, X. ; Quarterman, A.H. ; Olle, V.F. ; Wonfor, A. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

fYear

2012

fDate

7-10 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

14

Lastpage

15

Abstract

A monolithically integrated MLLD-modulator-MOPA is presented generating 12.5 ps pulses. The Mach-Zehnder modulator allows tunable repetition rates from 14 GHz to 109 MHz, and the MOPA boosts the peak power by 3.2 dB.

Keywords

integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; laser tuning; monolithic integrated circuits; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mach-Zehnder modulator; frequency 14 GHz to 109 MHz; master oscillator power amplifier; monolithically integrated MLLD-modulator-MOPA; pulse generation; time 12.5 ps; tunable repetition rates; variable repetition rate monolithically integrated mode-locked-laser-modulator-MOPA device; Cavity resonators; Generators; Laser mode locking; Modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; modelocked lasers; monolithic integration; semiconductor optical amplifier; tunable repetition rate;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

0899-9406

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0828-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348304

Filename

6348304