DocumentCode
1318890
Title
Cyclic wavelength jitter in actively mode-locked semiconductor lasers
Author
Onodera, Naoyuki ; Lowery, Arthur J. ; Tucker, Rodney
Author_Institution
Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
Volume
27
Issue
3
fYear
1991
Firstpage
220
Lastpage
222
Abstract
Large spectral broadening has been observed in an actively mode-locked semiconductor laser tuned for minimum average pulsewidth. Numerical simulations show that the spectral broadening was a result of cyclic wavelength variations associated with large amplitude and timing instabilities.
Keywords
laser mode locking; semiconductor junction lasers; active mode locking; actively mode-locked semiconductor lasers; amplitude instability; cyclic wavelength jitter; cyclic wavelength variations; spectral broadening; timing instabilities; tuned for minimum average pulsewidth;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19910143
Filename
83221
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