• DocumentCode
    2013117
  • Title

    Absorber length optimisation for sub-picosecond pulse generation and ultra-low jitter performance in passively mode-locked 1.3 /spl mu/m quantum-dot laser diodes

  • Author

    Thompson, M.G. ; Rae, A.R. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Kovsh, A.R. ; Mikhrin, S.S. ; Livshits, D.A. ; Krestnikov, I.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonic Syst. Group, Cambridge Univ.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    Through absorber length optimisation, sub-picosecond pulse generation and ultra-low timing jitter are demonstrated in a 20 GHz passive mode-locked quantum-dot laser diode. Pulsewidths as low as 796 fs and timing jitter performance of 390 fs (20 kHz-50 MHz) are achieved
  • Keywords
    laser mode locking; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; quantum dot lasers; timing jitter; 1.3 mum; 20 GHz; 20 kHz to 50 MHz; 390 fs; 796 fs; absorber length optimisation; passive mode-locking; quantum-dot laser diodes; subpicosecond pulse generation; timing jitter; Diodes; Laser mode locking; Optical interconnections; Optical pulse generation; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Timing jitter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215717
  • Filename
    1636748