Title :
Cross-Correlation Timing Jitter Measurement of High Power Passively Mode-Locked Two-Section Quantum-Dot Lasers
Author :
Tourrenc, J.P. ; O´Donoghue, S. ; Todaro, M.T. ; Hegarty, S.P. ; Flynn, M.B. ; Huyet, G. ; McInerney, J.G. ; O´Faolain, L. ; Krauss, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Nat. Univ. of Ireland, Cork
Abstract :
High-power picosecond pulses with very low timing jitter have been produced by monolithic passively mode-locked quantum-dot lasers. 17 GHz trains of 1.3 ps near-Gaussian pulses were demonstrated at an emission wavelength of 1.285 mum and peak power of 150 mW. Time domain measurements using optical cross correlation showed pulse-to-pulse timing jitter as low as 20 fs/pulse cycle
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser variables measurement; optical communication equipment; optical correlation; optical pulse generation; quantum dot lasers; timing jitter; 1.285 mum; 1.3 ps; 150 mW; 17 GHz; cross-correlation timing jitter; passive mode-locking; picosecond pulse generation; quantum-dot lasers; Fluctuations; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power measurement; Pulse measurements; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Timing jitter; Autocorrelation; mode-locked lasers; optical pulses; quantum dots (QDs); timing jitter;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.885218
