Title :
Chip-scale multiwavelength hybridly modelocked semiconductor laser
Author :
Mielke, M. ; Braun, A. ; Abeles, J. ; Delfyett, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A partially integrated, multiwavelength hybridly modelocked semiconductor laser generates 14 ps FWHM pulses at 12.5 GHz. Spectral interferometry suppresses the odd-order longitudinal modes to produce a 25 GHz optical comb for wavelength division multiplexing.
Keywords :
integrated optics; laser mode locking; laser modes; light interferometry; optical communication; optical pulse generation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 12.5 GHz; 14 ps; 25 GHz; FWHM pulses; chip-scale multiwavelength laser; hybridly modelocked semiconductor laser; integrated laser; odd-order longitudinal mode; optical comb; spectral interferometry; wavelength division multiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1252919
