Correlation between timing jitter of optical clock and selfpulsation characteristics in all-optical clock extraction using a self-pulsating laser diode

Author

Leem, Young Ahn ; Sim, Eundeok ; Kim, Dong Churl ; Kim, Sung-Bock ; Park, Kyung Hyun ; Yee, Dae-Su ; Jeon, Min Yong

Author_Institution

Opt. Devices Res. Dept., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

All-optical clock recovery is performed using a laser diode that can generate two kinds of self-pulsation due to mode beating and mode locking. We experimentally compare obtainable timing jitter of optical clock with self-pulsation characteristics.

Keywords

laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; timing jitter; all-optical clock extraction; all-optical clock recovery; mode beating; mode locking; self-pulsating laser diode; selfpulsation characteristics; timing jitter; Clocks; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Optical variables control; Phase noise; Semiconductor lasers; Timing jitter; (140.3520) Lasers, injection-locked; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628746

Filename

4628746