Title :
Reduced timing jitter of two-section 1.55 μm laser diodes under optimized gain-/loss-switching regime at multi-GHz rates
Author :
Shen, A. ; Bouchoule, S. ; Cuisin, C. ; Crozat, P. ; Lourtioz, J.M.
Author_Institution :
IEF, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Pulse-to-pulse timing jitter less than 0.5 ps was obtained at 5 GHz repetition rate with two-section 1.55 μm laser diodes in loss-switching regime thanks to the optimization of bias conditions
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; laser transitions; optical losses; optical transmitters; optimisation; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; timing jitter; 0.5 ps; 1.55 mum; GHz repetition rate; bias conditions; loss-switching regime; optimization; optimized gain-switching regime; optimized loss-switching regime; pulse-to-pulse timing jitter; reduced timing jitter; two-section 1.55 μm laser diodes; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser tuning; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Telecommunications; Time division multiplexing; Timing jitter; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732631
