Title :
Chirp-compensated 40 GHz semiconductor modelocked lasers integrated with chirped gratings
Author :
Sato, Kiminori ; Hirano, Akira ; Asobe, M. ; Ishii, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa
fDate :
10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
40 GHz active modelocking of monolithic semiconductor lasers integrated with electroabsorption modulators and chirped gratings is reported. Chirped gratings are shown to compensate for the wavelength chirp and extend the frequency range. Nearly transform-limited pulses of <4 ps are generated over a wide range of frequencies from 38 to 41 GHz
Keywords :
chirp modulation; diffraction gratings; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; 38 to 41 GHz; active modelocking; chirp-compensated semiconductor modelocked lasers; chirped gratings; electroabsorption modulators; frequency range; transform-limited pulses; wavelength chirp;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981387
