Title :
High-frequency, stable optical pulse generation using two-section passively mode-locked semiconductor diode lasers
Author :
Camacho, Fernando ; Avrutin, Eugene A. ; Bryce, A Catrina ; Marsh, John H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
Passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers are compact and reliable pulse sources, but they have the drawback of relatively high timing jitter levels. We propose to control the pulse generation from a passively mode-locked semiconductor laser by using a Q-switching laser with a repetition rate equal to the fourth sub-harmonic of the cavity round trip of the modelocking laser. Jitter levels are reduced from 9 to 4 ps
Keywords :
Q-switching; jitter; laser mode locking; semiconductor lasers; Q-switching; optical pulse generation; repetition rate; subharmonic locking; timing jitter; two-section passively mode-locked semiconductor diode laser; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulsed laser deposition; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Electron Devices for Microwave and Optoelectronic Applications Workshop, 1996. EDMO
Conference_Location :
Leeds
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3130-3
DOI :
10.1109/EDMO.1996.575805
