• DocumentCode
    2752077
  • Title

    Colliding-pulse mode-locked AlGaInAs laser operating at 20 GHz with narrow RF linewidth

  • Author

    Hou, Lianping ; Haji, Mohsin ; Akbar, Jehan ; Bryce, A. Catrina ; Marsh, John H.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    759
  • Lastpage
    760
  • Abstract
    A novel 20 GHz 1.55 μm passively colliding-pulse mode-locked AlGaInAs/InP laser was demonstrated with a small RF linewidth (10 kHz), low timing jitter of 218 fs (4-80 MHz) and low divergence angle (14.7° × 27.3°).
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; timing jitter; AlGaInAs; RF linewidth; colliding-pulse mode-locked laser; divergence angle; frequency 20 GHz; frequency 4 MHz to 80 MHz; timing jitter; wavelength 1.55 mum; Laser mode locking; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Timing jitter; Waveguide lasers; Mode locked laser; radio frequency (RF) linewidth; timing jitter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110772
  • Filename
    6110772