Title :
Characterization of ultra-high repetition rate mode-locked lasers with an integrated all-optical RF spectrum analyzer
Author :
Ferrera, Marcello ; Reimer, Christian ; Pasquazi, Alessia ; Peccianti, Marco ; Clerici, Matteo ; Caspani, Lucia ; Chu, Sai T. ; Little, Brent E. ; Morandotti, Roberto ; Moss, David J.
Author_Institution :
INRS-EMT, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report an on-chip all-optical CMOS-compatible radio frequency spectrum analyzer with a bandwidth exceeding 2.5 THz, and use it to measure the intensity power spectra of mode-locked lasers with repetition rates up to 400 GHz.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optics; laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; microwave photonics; radiofrequency integrated circuits; spectral analysers; bandwidth; integrated all-optical RF spectrum analyzer; intensity power spectra measurement; on-chip all-optical CMOS-compatible radiofrequency spectrum analyzer; ultra-high repetition rate mode-locked lasers; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
