Title :
Low-jitter and high-power 40-GHz all-active mode-locked lasers
Author :
Yvind, Kresten ; Larsson, David ; Christiansen, Lotte J. ; Angelo, Casper ; Oxenlwe, L.K. ; Mrk, J. ; Birkedal, Dan ; Hvam, J.M. ; Hanberg, Jesper
Author_Institution :
COM Center, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel design strategy for the epitaxial structure of monolithic mode-locked semiconductor lasers is presented. Using an all-active design, we fabricate 40-GHz lasers generating 2.8-ps almost chirp-free pulses with record low high-frequency jitter and more than 7-mW fiber coupled output power.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser noise; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical pulse generation; semiconductor epitaxial layers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 2.8 ps; 40 GHz; all-active mode-locked lasers; chirp-free pulses; epitaxial structure; fiber coupled output power; high-power; laser noise; low high-frequency jitter; low-jitter; monolithic mode-locked semiconductor lasers; semiconductor optical pulse amplifiers; Chirp; Fiber lasers; Jitter; Laser mode locking; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical pulse generation; Power generation; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.824634
