Title :
Short pulse and low noise actively mode-locked 10 GHz semiconductor laser with a fiber Bragg grating external cavity
Author :
Duelk, M. ; Melchior, H. ; Hunziker, W. ; Tallone, L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Using a semiconductor laser with a fiber Bragg grating external cavity, 10 GHz actively mode-locked short pulses (3.8 ps) with very low timing jitter (160 fs RMS) have been generated at a wavelength of 1553 nm.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser noise; optical fibres; optical pulse compression; optical pulse generation; ridge waveguides; semiconductor lasers; timing jitter; waveguide lasers; 10 GHz; 1553 nm; 160 fs; 3.8 ps; GHz repetition rates; actively mode-locked semiconductor lasers; actively mode-locked short pulses; curved waveguide; fiber Bragg grating external cavity; low noise actively mode-locked semiconductor laser; mode-locked semiconductor laser; ridge laser diode; semiconductor laser; short optical pulses; short pulse semiconductor laser; timing jitter; wavelength; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
