Title :
Noise in passively mode-locked lasers
Author :
Eliyahu, D. ; Yariv, A.
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
4/16/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For the first time, phase fluctuations in the spectral intensity of the pulse train generated by passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers have been measured. The results reveal diffusion-like fluctuations of this phase. The timing jitter fluctuations were also measured, and, in contrast, have a correlation time which is much longer than the repetition time
Keywords :
fluctuations; jitter; laser mode locking; laser noise; laser variables measurement; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; correlation time; diffusion-like fluctuations; passively mode-locked laser noise; passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers; phase fluctuations; pulse train generation; repetition time; spectral intensity; timing jitter fluctuations;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980531
