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
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