Solid-state repetition-rate tunable semiconductor colliding-pulse mode-locked laser

Author

Richardson, C.J.K. ; Goldhar, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

Volume

16

Issue

4

fYear

2004

fDate

4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

978

Lastpage

980

Abstract

A monolithic mode-locked semiconductor laser with the capability of tuning its repetition rate while passively mode-locked through solid-state means is reported. Over 200 MHz of tuning is demonstrated with variations in the applied dc bias. Dynamic tuning is demonstrated by applying an ac signal to one section showing a tuning bandwidth over a hundred megahertz. Pulse parameters and timing jitter are also presented for passive and hybrid mode-locking operation.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; timing jitter; ac signal; clock recovery; colliding-pulse mode-locked laser; dc bias; dynamic tuning; hybrid mode-locking operation; monolithic mode-locked semiconductor laser; optical communications; passive mode-locking operation; pulse parameters; solid-state repetition-rate tunable semiconductor laser; timing jitter; tuning bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical pulses; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Solid state circuits; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.824630

Filename

1281843