Title :
Timing Jitter in Compact Passively Mode-Locked Quantum-Dot Lasers
Author :
Kéfélian, F. ; Tourrenc, J.P. ; Todaro, M.T. ; O´Donoghue, S. ; Hegarty, S.P. ; Huyet, G. ; McInerney, J.G.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Univ. of Ireland, Cork
Abstract :
Passively mode-locked quantum dot laser diodes emitting near 1300 nm have produced picosecond pulses with high peak power and low timing jitter at a range of repetition rates. These should be sufficiently compact and robust for use in portable pulsed optical or terahertz sources.
Keywords :
quantum dot lasers; timing jitter; compact passively mode-locked quantum-dot lasers; laser diodes; picosecond pulses; portable pulsed optical sources; terahertz sources; timing jitter; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Quantum dot lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296159