• DocumentCode
    1353282
  • Title

    Synchronised pulse-train generation from passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers by a phase-locked loop using optical modulation sidebands

  • Author

    Katagiri, Y. ; Takada, A.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Opt. Network Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    9/26/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1892
  • Lastpage
    1894
  • Abstract
    The authors present a novel phase-locked loop for synchronising ultra-fast, passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers to an electrical signal. The loop uses beat signals between locked modes and their optical modulation sidebands. A 36.6 GHz rate pulse train is synchronised and measured with a synchro-scan streak camera for the first time
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical phase locked loops; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; 36.6 GHz; beat signal; electrical signal; optical modulation sideband; phase-locked loop; synchro-scan streak camera; synchronised pulse-train generation; ultra-fast passively mode-locked semiconductor laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19961230
  • Filename
    535198