• DocumentCode
    1871077
  • Title

    Mode-locked semiconductor lasers and their applications for optical signal processing

  • Author

    Schmidt, C. ; Dietrich, E. ; Diez, S. ; Ehrke, H.J. ; Feiste, U. ; Kuller, L. ; Ludwig, R. ; Weber, H.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    28-28 May 1999
  • Firstpage
    348
  • Lastpage
    349
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Mode-locked semiconductor lasers may be used for numerous applications in optical signal processing. We provide an overview on various realizations of mode-locked semiconductor lasers for optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) systems. We mainly concentrate on an external cavity mode-locked semiconductor laser that was developed in our laboratory.
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; optical information processing; optical pulse generation; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; timing jitter; cavity mode-locked laser; mode-locked semiconductor lasers; optical signal processing; time division multiplexing; timing jitter; High speed optical techniques; Laser applications; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-595-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.1999.834288
  • Filename
    834288