Title :
Phase correlation in self-pulsating distributed Bragg reflector semiconductor lasers for all-optical clock recovery
Author :
Renaudier, J. ; Cosset, C. ; Gallion, P. ; Debregeas-Sillard, H. ; Legouezigou, O. ; Thedre, B. ; Duan, G.H.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun., Paris, France
Abstract :
Self-pulsation around 40 GHz with narrow spectral linewidth is obtained in distributed Bragg reflector semiconductor lasers. A theoretical model demonstrates that four-wave mixing is responsible for linewidth narrowing, an experimental signature of phase correlation.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser mode locking; laser noise; multiwave mixing; optical correlation; optical pulse generation; phase noise; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; spectral line narrowing; synchronisation; 40 GHz; all-optical clock recovery; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; four-wave mixing; linewidth narrowing; narrow spectral linewidth; passive mode-locking; phase correlation; phase noise measurement; self-pulsating lasers; self-pulsation; semiconductor lasers; Clocks; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Frequency modulation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Phase noise; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2004. Conference Digest. 2004 IEEE 19th International
Conference_Location :
Matsue-shi
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8627-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2004.1382729
