DocumentCode
499610
Title
Optical injection-induced timing jitter reduction in gain-switched single-mode 1550 nm-VCSELs
Author
Consoli, A. ; Valle, A. ; Pesquera, L. ; Esquivias, I. ; López-Hernández, F.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. de Tecnol. Fotonica, Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We experimentally investigate how optical injection changes timing jitter and pulse width in gain-switched single mode VCSELs at several repetition rates. Jitter reductions larger than 70% over a 0.4 nm detuning range are obtained.
Keywords
laser tuning; surface emitting lasers; timing jitter; laser tuning; optical injection; pulse width change; timing jitter reduction; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Semiconductor lasers; Space vector pulse width modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Timing jitter; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; 140.3520; 250.7260;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5224786
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