Experiment and simulations of lock-up time and dephasing time for all-optical clock recovery with a mode-locked semiconductor laser system

Summary form only given. Recently, mode-locked semiconductor lasers have been shown to exhibit robust synchronization dynamics, making them well suited for clock recovery applications. Two important properties of a clock recovery oscillator are a short lock-up time (to reduce system latency) and a long dephasing time (to avoid clock disruption). We present results of experimental measurements and simulation of clock lock-up and dephasing time for an optical clock recovery oscillator.