Microwave and millimeter wave signal generation using mode-locked semiconductor lasers with intra-waveguide saturable absorbers

Author

Derickson, D.J. ; Helkey, R.J. ; Mar, A. ; Wasserbauer, J.G. ; Wey, Y.G. ; Bowers, J.E.

Author_Institution

California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

1-5 June 1992

Firstpage

753

Abstract

The authors consider electrical and optical signal generation techniques using passively and hybridly mode-locked semiconductor lasers with intra-waveguide saturable absorbers. Microwave and millimeter-wave signals can be generated using mode-locked semiconductor lasers with the intra-waveguide saturable absorbers. Monolithic and external cavity devices optimized for electrical and optical signal generation are discussed along with measurements of amplitude noise, phase noise, output power, and repetition rate tunability.<>

Keywords

laser mode locking; laser tuning; microwave generation; semiconductor lasers; amplitude noise; external cavity devices; intra-waveguide saturable absorbers; microwave signal generation; millimeter wave signal generation; mode-locked semiconductor lasers; optical signal generation; output power; phase noise; repetition rate tunability; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Masers; Microwave devices; Microwave generation; Millimeter wave technology; Optical noise; Power generation; Semiconductor lasers; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0611-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1992.188095

Filename

188095