Title :
Polarization-Independent, All-Optical Clock Extraction in a Mode-Locked Laser Diode with Polarization-Diversity Configuration
Author :
Arahira, Shin ; Yaegashi, Hiroki ; Nakamura, Koji ; Takahashi, Hiroyuki ; Ogawa, Yoh
Author_Institution :
Network & Devices Lab., Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo
Abstract :
Polarization-independent operation of all-optical clock extraction in a mode-locked laser diode was achieved at 40 Gbit/s using polarization diversity configuration. Polarization dependence of timing jitter was reduced to less than 0.1 ps
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; timing jitter; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical clock extraction; laser diode; laser mode-locking; polarization-diversity configuration; polarization-independent operation; timing jitter; Clocks; Data mining; Diode lasers; Frequency; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical retarders; Space vector pulse width modulation; Tellurium; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2006. Conference Digest. 2006 IEEE 20th International
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9560-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2006.1708089
